Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Announces Safety Initiative for Loggers | 06/26/2019 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday announced a new initiative aimed at reducing the high cost of workers’ compensation insurance for loggin...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Reform Bill Increasing Max Weekly Benefit | 06/19/2019 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a workers’ compensation reform bill that would, among other things, increase the maximum weekly benefit, to 125% of the state’s weekly average wage from 100%. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs COLA and Return-to-Work Bills | 06/19/2019 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill authorizing cost-of-living adjustments to death benefits for public safety workers. ...Read More | |||
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Goldberg Segalla Hires Ryan V. Powell | 06/13/2019 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Goldberg Segalla added associate Ryan V. Powell to its workers’ compensation practice group in Hartford. ...Read More | |||
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Goldberg Segalla Hires Letal Algazy as Partner | 06/13/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ compensation defense firm Goldberg Segalla added Letal Algazy as a partner in its work comp practice group in Garden City. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs First-Responder PTSD Bill | 06/12/2019 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. John Bel Edwards enacted legislation adding his state to the list of jurisdictions where post-traumatic stress disorder is presumed to be a compensable condition for many first responders. ...Read More | |||
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Groups Raising Awareness of Work-Related Lung Disease | 06/11/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Although three-quarters of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cases are caused by smoking, another 15% are work-related, resulting from exposure to dust, gases and fumes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Separates Comp Appeals From Unemployment Appeals | 06/10/2019 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order Thursday consolidating a number of state government functions under one agency, but also created a separate workers' compensation appeals commission. ...Read More | |||
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GuideOne Names Chris Ward VP of Distribution Management | 06/10/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| GuideOne Insurance has hired Chris Ward as its vice president of distribution management. ...Read More | |||
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Governing Committee Meets Wednesday | 06/07/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Governing Committee of California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will discuss plans for 2020 regulatory filings, during a meeting Wednesday in Oakland. ...Read More | |||
