Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Genex Services Acquires IME Provider Med-Eval | 06/02/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Genex Services has acquired Med-Eval, a provider of independent medical examination and diagnostic network services for the workers’ compensation and automotive claims market. ...Read More | |||
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Gun Shop and Shooting Range Hit Hard for Failing to Abate Earlier Violations | 06/01/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A gun shop in Cuyahoga Falls last Tuesday was placed in the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s “Severe Violator Enforcement Program” after failing to correct safety violations the agency found in an earlier inspection. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Comp Bills | 05/25/2016 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law bills requiring providers to check with the state’s prescription drug database before prescribing opioids, requiring members of the Industrial Commission to justify payment requests, and an omnibus workers’ compensation bill addressing interest ...Read More | |||
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Governor Expected to Sign Bill Eliminating Nation's Last Death and Disability Trust Fund | 05/25/2016 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Arkansas State Senate on Monday passed a bill to eliminate the nation’s last Workers' Compensation Commission Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund, which officials say would have become bankrupt as soon as 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Sued for Allegedly Stacking the Deck Against Injured Workers | 05/24/2016 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky will continue to go without six administrative law judges to hear workers’ compensation cases until at least June 1, when a court will decide the constitutionality of Gov. Matt Bevin’s newly minted nominating commission. ...Read More | |||
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Global Logistics Company Cited for Serious Violations in Refrigerated Warehouse | 05/17/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A refrigeration warehouse in Fond Du Lac has been cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for insufficient safety management procedures for handling ammonia. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Reappoints Martin Brady to CHSWC | 05/12/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Jerry Brown re-appointed Martin Brady to represent employers on the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Bevin Purges ALJ-Nominating Panel | 05/12/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin this week replaced all seven members of the state’s Workers’ Compensation Nominating Commission in what might be one indication that a broader workers’ comp shakeup is underway. ...Read More | |||
| Great American Buys Service Lloyds Nonsubscription Book | 05/11/2016 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Great American Insurance Group said Tuesday that it has purchased Service Lloyds Insurance Co.'s nonsubscription business in Texas, bringing $5 million to $7 million gross written premium from employers that opt out of the state's voluntary workers' compensation system. G...Read More | |||
