Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Vetoes Bill Proposing to Pit State Against Private Comp Insurers | 08/22/2017 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| As expected, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation that would have required the Workers’ Compensation Commission to take $10 million from its operations fund to create the state Employers Mutual Insurance Co. to compete against private insurers. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Appoints Work Comp Attorney as Deputy Counsel, Policy Adviser | 08/18/2017 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maine Gov. Paul LePage has appointed Portland workers' compensation defense attorney Madeline Malisa as his deputy counsel and senior policy adviser on labor issues. ...Read More | |||
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Galveston Police Join Austin in Parking Ford Explorers Over Carbon Monoxide Concerns | 08/07/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The city of Galveston has joined Austin in pulling its Ford Explorer police cruisers off the road because of carbon monoxide worries. Twenty-seven modif...Read More | |||
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Governor's Office: State RTW Program Reaches Milestone | 08/04/2017 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| July marked the first month that the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet's Return-to-Work Program saw more workers returning to modified-duty positions than recovering at home, Gov. Matt Bevin's office announced. ...Read More | |||
| Gonzalez Elected Board Chairman of Chesapeake Employers | 08/04/2017 | ||
| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Chesapeake Employers’ board of directors has elected V. Rocky Gonzalez to be chairman, effective immediately. Gonzalez succeeds Charles Dankmeyer, who is now serving as a board member. In other officer changes announced this week, Leonard Schuler Jr. has been named vice chai...Read More | |||
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GAO Report: Air Ambulance Rates Doubled From 2010-14 | 08/02/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office confirms a trend that workers' compensation regulators have been pointing out for years: Air ambulance rates are rising significantly. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Gets Bill That Would Eliminate Restriction on Compensability | 07/21/2017 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers have sent Gov. Gina Raimondo a bill that repeals a provision of law that would have limited compensable injuries in some cases to 65% and greater of functional impairment. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Vetoes Bill to Cover Newspaper Carriers Under Workers' Comp | 07/19/2017 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would have eliminated a long-standing law that allowed newspaper carriers to be classified as independent contractors instead of employees covered under workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
| Governor Signs Medical Examiner Chaperone Bill | 07/17/2017 | ||
| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed into law a bill that allows injured workers to bring chaperones to employer-requested medical examinations. Ige on July 10 signed SB 859, by Sen Gilbert S.C. Keith-Aga...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Weakened Employer Compliance Bill, Nurse Treatment Bill | 07/14/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: HI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Hawaii Gov. David Ige this week signed into law a bill that will allow advanced practice registered nurses to treat injured workers, and another measure that stiffens penalties against employers who don't provide workers' compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
