Workers' Compensation News
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Gov. Tomblin Redirects $25.5M From Work Comp Debt Fund to General Fund | 11/16/2016 | |
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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. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Christie Signs Law Requiring Providers to Submit Electronic Bills | 11/16/2016 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill into law on Monday that requires workers' compensation providers to submit electronic medical bills, and requires employers, carriers or third-party administrators to pay them within two months. ...Read More | |||
| Gov. Approves Mandatory PDMP Consultation With Opioid Prescriptions | 11/09/2016 | ||
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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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Global Chemical Manufacturer's Westlake Plant Fined $92K for Leaky Tank, Other Issues | 10/17/2016 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal occupational health inspectors fined a Louisiana chemical manufacturer more than $92,000 for failing to inspect safety valves, not maintaining stairwells, exposing workers to corrosive materials and a leaking, 30,000-gallon hot water tank. ...Read More | |||
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Workers' Comp Defense Attorney to Houston Office | 10/13/2016 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| International law firm Greenberg Traurig added a workers' compensation defense attorney to its Houston office, the firm announced this week. ...Read More | |||
| Guard Failed to Tie Respiratory Infection to Plane Flight | 10/12/2016 | ||
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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. Fac...Read More | |||
| Gov. Inslee Orders Action on Opioid Crisis | 10/11/2016 | ||
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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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Government Official to Insurance Agents: Watch CastlePoint Liquidation | 10/07/2016 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The superintendent of Maine's insurance bureau urged the state's insurance agents to pay attention to the liquidation of California carrier CastlePoint National Insurance Co., as the proceeding may affect insurers with which agents work. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Vetoes Apportionment, QME and 4850 Benefit Bills | 10/04/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Fraud, UR Bills | 10/03/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| It went down to the wire, but California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed into law bills to prevent doctors convicted of fraud from participating in the state’s work comp system, impose new lien filing requirements and prohibit utilization review for some treatments provided within the fir...Read More | |||
