Workers' Compensation News
| Goldberg Segalla Adds Partner, 2 Associates in Comp Practice | 06/19/2017 | ||
| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Goldberg Segalla law firm has brought attorney Joseph C. Tarpine III in as partner, and hired associates Meridith L. Pendergrass and Jason L. Heller for its workers’ compensation practice group in Baltimore, according to ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Exempting TNC Drivers From Comp | 06/19/2017 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alaska Gov. Bill Walker signed into law a bill declaring drivers for transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are independent contractors and not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Glen Distefano Named Sunz's Chief Technology Officer | 06/19/2017 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Sunz Insurance Co. has named Glen J. Distefano its chief technology officer, the Florida-based large-deductible workers' compensation carrier announced Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Orders Lawmakers Back Into Session to End Budget Gridlock | 06/19/2017 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner took to Facebook on Thursday and sent a videotaped message to Democrats who control the House and Senate: “Get things done.” ...Read More | |||
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Governor OKs PTSD, Uninsured Employer Fund Bills | 06/07/2017 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law bills that will create an uninsured employers fund, and allow workers to be compensated for post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental impairments. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Off on Expanding Firefighter Presumption | 05/24/2017 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Gov. Doug Ducey has signed off on adding heart problems and 12 cancers to the list of ailments presumed to be work-linked in firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Self-Insurance Bill | 05/24/2017 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday signed into law a bill that would allow the Department of Consumer and Business Services to certify self-insurance programs created by intergovernmental agreements. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Raimondo Nominates Conte, Minicucci as Workers' Compensation Court Judges | 05/23/2017 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has nominated claimants' attorneys Steven Minicucci and Alfredo Conte to fill two vacancies on the Workers' Compensation Court's 10-seat bench. ...Read More | |||
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Gov.'s Plan to Sell State Assets Could Include SAIF | 05/18/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon's state-chartered workers' compensation carrier, SAIF Corp., may soon be up for sale as the governor tries to close a $22 billion pension deficit. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves PTD Increase | 05/18/2017 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday signed into law five workers’ compensation bills, including measures that increase permanent disability benefits and simplify how death benefits are calculated. ...Read More | |||
