Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Mandates Docs Check With PDMP When Prescribing Controlled Substances | 09/30/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Five years ago, California was on the verge of joining Missouri as the only state without a prescription drug-monitoring database. Since then, lawm...Read More | |||
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Groups Oppose Higher Reimbursements for Ambulatory Surgery Centers | 09/30/2016 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Industrial Commission will hold a public hearing Monday on rule-making options stemming from an Aug. 9 court decision invalidating the medical fee schedule provisions for ambulatory surgery centers. ...Read More | |||
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Garden State Becomes Latest to Require Electronic Medical Billing in Comp | 09/28/2016 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill requiring providers to submit workers' compensation bills electronically has cleared both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. T...Read More | |||
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Governor Vetoes Bill Authorizing SCIF to Expand Senior Management Positions | 09/27/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have allowed the board of directors for State Compensation Insurance Fund to appoint eight additional exempt senior management employees. ...Read More | |||
| Gardi & Haught Adds Workers' Comp Attorney | 09/21/2016 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorney Parag Bhosale has joined Gardi & Haught Ltd., a law firm based in Schaumburg, where he will handle workers’ compensation, personal injury and malpractice cases. Bhosale served most recently as the head of the workers’ compensation department at Chicago-based Paren...Read More | |||
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Governor Appoints Five New Compensation Claims Judges | 09/14/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday announced the appointments of Frank Clark, Keef Owens, Thomas Hedler, Jonathan Walker and Gregory Johnsen as judges of compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference Set for Sept. 28-29 in Spokane | 09/13/2016 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other_other | |||
| One of the country's largest occupational safety and health conferences will be held in Spokane at the end of the month, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries announced. ...Read More | |||
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Ground Zero Workers Get Deadline Extension to Qualify for Benefits | 09/13/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday signed legislation to extend the time frame for 9/11 workers and volunteers to seek lost wage and medical benefits for working at Ground Zero. ...Read More | |||
| Great American Hires Kerry Besnia as Divisional VP | 09/07/2016 | ||
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| Great American Insurance Group has hired Kerry Besnia as divisional vice president within the company’s property and casualty group. In his new role, Besnia will develop new distribution sources while using his underwriting background to identify business opportunities, the company ...Read More | |||
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Gregory Douglas to Head W. R. Berkley's Program Specialists | 09/02/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| W. R. Berkley Corp. has named Gregory A. Douglas, president of Berkley Re Direct, to president of Berkley Program Specialists. ...Read More | |||
