Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Similar-Pay Jobs for Returning Workers | 09/12/2019 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Republican Gov. Chris Sununu has vetoed a bill that sought to clarify a 2010 state Supreme Court ruling and would have required higher pay levels for injured employees returning to work. ...Read More | |||
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Grand Jury Indicts Staffing Firm Executive on Tax Fraud Charges | 09/11/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A man whose staffing firm was once the subject of the what was called the largest premium fraud case in the history of California was accused by a federal grand jury of failing to pay the IRS more than $29 million. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Injury Definition, Reporting Bills | 09/10/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted legislation eliminating the 24-hour hospitalization requirement for an injury to be considered “serious,” setting the stage for an electronic injury reporting portal in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Governing Committee Votes Against Amending Rate Recommendation | 09/05/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Governing Committee for the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Wednesday voted against amending the 2020 pure premium rate filing to recommend a slightly lower rate than what was proposed in August. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Names Four to WC Advisory Council | 09/05/2019 | |
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| State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has appointed four new members to the state's Workers' Compensation Advisory Council. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Names HR Manager to Comp Nominating Committee | 08/30/2019 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has appointed a human resources manager to the Workers Compensation and Employment Security Boards Nominating Committee. ...Read More | |||
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Groundskeeper to Former Publix Scion Argues Retaliation for Comp Claim | 08/29/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The groundskeeper for the former chairman of Publix Super Markets has filed a lawsuit, charging that the wealthy business manager retaliated against him after he filed a workers' compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Government Workers Say Cancers Came From Unsafe Conditions | 08/26/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers at two government installations said this week that they had been sickened by unsafe conditions, and that officials failed to protect them from hazardous chemicals through the years, according to news reports. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Law Providing Extra Death Benefits for Wider Range of EMTs | 08/23/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu this week signed a bill that extends special death benefits to families of paramedics and rescue workers killed in the line of duty, even those who work for private companies. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Appoints Labor Rep to Funding Commission | 08/16/2019 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin appointed a contractor to serve on the commission that oversees funding of the state’s workers’ compensation program. ...Read More | |||
