Workers' Compensation News
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Gov. Kasich Staffer Appointed Bureau of Workers' Compensation Legislative Director | 07/05/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Elle Decot, who joined Gov. John Kasich’s administration as a constituent aide in 2011, has been named legislative director for the state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
| Governor, Lawmakers Close to Breaking Historic Budget Impasse | 06/30/2016 | ||
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| Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic leaders continued talks Wednesday that were inching closer to an agreement that would end an historic budget impasse -- and possibly bring changes to the state's workers' compensation system. Rauner met for nearly three hours la...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Bill Allowing Electronic Submission of Treatment Plans | 06/28/2016 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Providers treating injured workers in Hawaii will be allowed to submit treatment plans by fax or email under a bill the governor signed into law. ...Read More | |||
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Governor: State Government Nears Shutdown Over Historic Budget Impasse | 06/23/2016 | |
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| Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is accusing Democrats of procrastinating on a budget compromise — which the governor hopes will include workers' compensation reform — just days before the state enters a second fiscal year with no spending plan. ...Read More | |||
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Grain Storage Company Cited for Repeat Violations | 06/22/2016 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| An inspection by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration of a Colorado grain storage company resulted in $51,920 in citations for safety violations. ...Read More | |||
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Group's Suit Failed to Meet Heightened Pleading Requirements | 06/20/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals last week ruled that a group of disgruntled members of the state's largest self-insured workers’ compensation fund failed to state a viable cause of action against the fund's trustees stemming from their decision to reroute $5 million in asse...Read More | |||
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Gov. Signs Law Requiring X-Mod Credits for 3rd-Party Recoveries | 06/16/2016 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Sen. Ryan Gatti A bill that will take eff...Read More | |||
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Governor Vetoes Accidental Double-Funding of Firefighters' Comp Coverage | 06/14/2016 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed off on the state’s 2017 budget but vetoed one line item because it inadvertently double-funded workers’ compensation premiums for volunteer firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Guard Stuck by Self-Closing Gate Was Injured by 'Direct Interaction' With Inmate | 06/03/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a corrections officer was eligible for duty disability retirement benefits because she established that her injuries from being struck by a gate were caused by a direct interaction with an inmate. ...Read More | |||
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Governor, Lawmakers Continue Game of Political Chicken as Budget Impasse Enters Second Year | 06/02/2016 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Illinois’ Republican governor and the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate continued to play a game of political chicken late Tuesday, up until the midnight adjournment of the General Assembly’s spring session. ...Read More | |||
