Workers' Compensation News
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Gov. Tomblin Redirects $25.5M From Work Comp Debt Fund to General Fund
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11/16/2016
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued an executive order Tuesday redirecting $25.5 million from the Workers' Compensation Debt Reduction Fund to the state's general revenue fund for Fiscal Year 2017, the Martinsburg-based newspaper The Journal reported.
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Gov. Approves Mandatory PDMP Consultation With Opioid Prescriptions
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11/09/2016
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law a bill that requires prescribers and dispensers to check with the newly created prescription drug monitoring database each time a patient receives an opioid or benzodiazepine.
Senate Bill 1202, by Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock, also requires prescri...Read More
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Guard Failed to Tie Respiratory Infection to Plane Flight
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10/12/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A New York appellate court ruled that a prison guard failed to prove a causal connection between his respiratory illness and his work transporting a prisoner aboard a commercial flight.
Case: Matter of Donato v. Taconic Correctional Facility, No. 522128, 10/06/2016, published.
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Gov. Inslee Orders Action on Opioid Crisis
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10/11/2016
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday issued an executive order aimed at bringing together state agencies, public health organizations, law enforcement and others to combat the opioid crisis....Read More
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Governor Vetoes Apportionment, QME and 4850 Benefit Bills
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10/04/2016
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed bills that would have required the Division of Workers’ Compensation to re-establish the qualified medical evaluator designation for neuropsychologists and prohibited gender-based apportionment determinations.
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