Workers' Compensation News
| Gryphon Investors Acquires PT Provider Cora Health Services | 07/06/2016 | ||
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| Gryphon Investors has acquired Cora Health Services Inc., an operator of outpatient physical therapy clinics offering workers’ compensation rehab and other services. Cora’s management team will remain in place and retain a minority stake in the company, Gryphon said in announc...Read More | |||
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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) | |||
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| 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 | |||
