Workers' Compensation News
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Governor's Safety Expo Set for May 6-9 | 04/19/2019 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Labor Cabinet will co-host the annual Governor's Safety and Health Conference and Exposition, May 6-9 in Louisville. ...Read More | |||
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Genex Launches Managed Care Platform | 04/18/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation medical cost containment firm Genex Services launched a mobile managed care platform called Unity. The software...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Executive Order Creating Misclassification Task Force | 04/16/2019 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday signed an executive order creating a task force that will be asked to investigate worker misclassification and recommend ways the state can prevent it. ...Read More | |||
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Gunmaker Cited After Worker's Fingertip Amputated | 04/09/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A gun manufacturer has been cited for 27 violations of workplace safety and health standards after an employee’s fingertip was amputated at a company facility in Ilion, New York. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves PTSD Presumption | 04/03/2019 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed a bill creating a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable condition for the state’s firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Bill to Transfer Money to Uninsured Employers' Fund | 03/29/2019 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Utah Gov. Gary Herbert approved a plan to take any remaining money after the second injury fund pays off all liabilities, and pump it into the Uninsured Employers’ Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Names New WC Commissioners and Chair | 03/28/2019 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has added some new faces to the state Workers' Compensation Commission, and elevated a few others. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Creating First-Responder Mental Stress Task Force | 03/26/2019 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill that will create a task force to study the compensability of first responders’ workers' compensation claims due to mental stress. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Signs Cancer Presumption Expansion, but Firefighters Must Wait a Year | 03/26/2019 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed an expansion of the state's cancer presumption law, but firefighters must still wait another year before they'll know if it takes effect. ...Read More | |||
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General Contractor Gets Summary Judgment on Worker's Claims for Fall | 03/19/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims against a general contractor, finding it was not responsible for the alleged dangerous condition that led to his fall. ...Read More | |||
