Workers' Compensation News
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GOP-Led Panel Bucks Business, Passes Comp Reform Bill | 04/14/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Republican-led Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday defied every major business organization in Florida and joined Democrats in unanimously passing a workers’ compensation reform bill that includes hourly attorney fees capped at $250. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs 2 Comp Bills Into Law | 04/13/2017 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed two workers' compensation bills into law on Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Wants Changes to Bill Addressing Carrier-Doctor Communications | 04/11/2017 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has returned to the Legislature a bill that would allow insurance carriers to deny claims if claimants refuse to sign a release allowing communication between their physician and the insurer. ...Read More | |||
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Guaranty Associations Assimilating CastlePoint Claims | 04/07/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Before the days when electronic records were common, an insurance company liquidation might mean a truck pulling up to the offices of the California Insurance Guarantee Association, unloading claim files stacked on pallets. ...Read More | |||
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Governor, Medical Boards Propose Limiting Opioid Scripts for Acute Pain to 7 Days | 04/07/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ohio physicians treating adult patients with acute pain would have to limit opioid prescriptions to no more than a seven-day supply under rules being considered by the state's Medical, Nursing and Dental Boards, Ohio Gov. John Kasich announced last week. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Benefit Prohibition for Terminated Workers | 04/04/2017 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez on Monday signed into law a bill prohibiting workers fired for misconduct or who refuse offers of...Read More | |||
| Governor Wants PTSD Presumption Narrowed to First Responders | 03/31/2017 | ||
| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The House Commerce and Economic Development Committee is considering Gov. Phil Scott’s request that it narrow a bill to make only first responders eligible for workers’ compensation over mental injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Pro-Business Workers' Compensation Legislation | 03/31/2017 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Gov. Terry Branstad signed legislation Thursday that will reduce the costs of workers’ compensation for employers. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Signs Bill to Privatize Workers' Compensation Fund | 03/30/2017 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law a bill that allows the state-chartered Workers’ Compensation Fund to convert into a mutual corporation. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Bevin Signs Bill Changing Labor Dept. Policies | 03/30/2017 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has signed a bill into law that makes several changes to Department of Labor policies. ...Read More | |||
