Workers' Compensation News
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Grain Operator Fined $536,965 for Combustible Dust Hazards | 10/07/2024 | |
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| Federal workplace safety inspectors fined a grain operator in Nebraska $536,965 for exposing workers to fire and explosion risks by allowing combustible dust to accumulate. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Debit Card Bill, Vetoes Ag Worker Presumption | 10/01/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted legislation allowing carriers to continue using prepaid debit cards for payment of temporary and permanent disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Vetoes 4850 Time for Rangers | 09/27/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed over potential cost concerns a bill that would have allowed county and special district park rangers to receive full-pay salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to Delay Comp Mandate for Contractors | 09/25/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill delaying by two years the implementation of a universal workers’ compensation coverage requirement for all contractors. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Electronic Signature Bill | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill allowing electronic signatures in the state’s workers’ compensation system. Newsom on Sunday...Read More | |||
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Governor Appoints Magda Derisma-Oyewole as Arbitrator | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday appointed Magda Derisma-Oyewole as an arbitrator for the state Workers’ Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Announces Arbitrator Reappointments | 08/27/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced several arbitrator reappointments to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. The ...Read More | |||
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Group Sets Date for Medical, Comp Fraud Conference | 08/23/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Insurance Crime Bureau has set its Workers’ Compensation and Medical Investigations Conference for Oct. 1-4 in Chicago. The ev...Read More | |||
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Goldberg Segalla Adds to Orange County, San Francisco Offices | 08/09/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Goldberg Segalla announced the addition of attorneys to its workers’ compensation defense practice groups in San Francisco and Orange County, California. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Appoints Members of Nominating Committee | 08/06/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reappointed two members to the committee that nominates candidates for vacant workers’ compensation administrative law judge positions. ...Read More | |||
