Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Late Reporting Bill
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03/27/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday signed a bill that will allow the Division of Workers’ Compensation to waive fines for late reports when carriers didn’t have notice of an injury in time to meet the filing deadline.Colorado Labor Code Sections 8-43-101 and 8-43-103...Read More
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Governor Signs Electronic Payment Bill
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03/23/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a measure allowing electronic payment of workers’ compensation benefits and the Senate passed a bill that would allow an independent medical examiner to access and disclose an injured worker's prescription drug history.An omnibus bill that would c...Read More
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Guaranty Association Committee to Review Audit Report
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03/19/2012
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Audit Committee of the Florida Workers' Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association will meet on March 26 to review its annual audit report.The committee said in a posting in Florida Administrative Weekly it also will meet to discuss general business.The meeting will ...Read More
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Gov. Names Tom Hirsig Insurance Department Commissioner
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03/19/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Gov. Matt Mead has named Tom Hirsig Commissioner of the Wyoming Insurance Department.Hirsig brings 20 years of private sector experience in insurance, real estate and management to the position. He has also served as chairman of the Laramie County School District #2 Board.&ld...Read More
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Governor Renews Pinnacol Restructuring Discussions
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03/16/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefColorado Gov. John Hickenlooper this week restarted efforts to persuade business organizations to support his proposal to divest Pinnacol Assurance from state control, a move that has so...Read More
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Gov.'s Plan to Strip Civil Protections for Judges Passes House
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03/16/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Arizona House of Representatives approved a sweeping state personnel reform measure that includes provisions to strip civil service protections for workers’ compensation judges, allow the governor to appoint the director for the Industrial Commission and give state agencies the right to di...Read More
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Governor Picks 2 for Workers' Compensation Advisory Council
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03/15/2012
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State: OK | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin announced two appointments on Wednesday to the Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation, in addition to the reappointment of Dan Simmons of Oklahoma City, for a term ending March 1, 2015.Simmons is president of CompChoice, which provides workers' comp...Read More
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Government Seeks Fort Wayne Workers Exposed to Radiation
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03/14/2012
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State: IN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Federal government representatives are seeking former workers at the Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co. in Fort Wayne, Ind., which began work on a contract with the Manhattan Engineering District in 1944 to process uranium into long rods, which would be used in production of the first atomic bombs,...Read More
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Governor Seeks more Information on WSI Medical Opinions Process
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03/13/2012
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State: ND | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has asked the director of the state’s workers’ compensation agency to provide additional information on complaints by the program’s medical director that he was pressured to change his opinion on injured workers’ conditions, a spokesman for th...Read More
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Great American Promotes 2 to Divisional VP Slots
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03/09/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Great American Insurance Group announced on Thursday the promotion of Stephanie Hoboth and Sarah Berger to divisional vice president positions. Hoboth was named president of Great American's Fidelity and Crime Division; Berger was promoted to president of the Alternative Markets Divi...Read More
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