Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Work Comp Bills | 03/30/2016 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed off on a handful of bills that create a way for nongovernmental entities to provide workers’ compensation coverage for volunteers, establishing a statute of limitations for requesting reimbursement from the reinsurance fund and requiring a person show an i...Read More | |||
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Grand Jury Indicts Orlando Woman in Workers' Comp, Payroll Tax Scheme | 03/30/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal grand jury on Monday indicted an Orlando woman who allegedly ran an $870,000 scheme that allowed construction contractors employing undocumented aliens to evade workers’ compensation and payroll taxes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida said....Read More | |||
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Governor Interviews Candidates for Insurance Commissioner | 03/28/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Gov. Rick Scott is interviewing candidates to replace Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, who is stepping down May 2 to explore "other career opportunities," News 4 Jax...Read More | |||
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GOP Wants Comp Reform as Part of Minimum Wage Hike | 03/25/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Andrew Cuomo Some Republican&nb...Read More | |||
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Gov. Reappoints LMAC to Continue Evaluating Comp System | 03/22/2016 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Montana Gov. Steve Bullock authorized the Labor-Management Advisory Council to continue meeting to review the state’s workers’ compensation system, and make recommendations for reducing system costs and injury rates, according to the Department of Labor and Industry. ...Read More | |||
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Gonzalez Reintroduces Gender Discrimination Legislation | 03/18/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez reintroduced legislation that would prohibit apportionment of a percentage of an industrial injury to conditions such as menopause or osteoporosis and require impairment ratings for breast cancer be no less than the rating for prostate cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Limiting Opioid Prescriptions | 03/15/2016 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday signed into law a bill to limit the amount of opioids that could be provided in an initial prescription and require physicians consult with a prescription drug monitoring database before prescribing certain narcotics. ...Read More | |||
| Governor Signs Bill Establishing Presumption in Cases of Death | 03/15/2016 | ||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed into law a bill that would create a presumption of compensability for cases in which a worker dies from an industrial accident. Under existing law, a worker who is physically or mentally unable to testify in a case with facts such that “the only ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Bill to Adopt State Rules for Receipt of Hearing Requests | 03/09/2016 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead signed into law a bill establishing that a written request for a hearing is received on the date shown the post office cancellation mark stamped on the envelope. ...Read More | |||
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Gaming Commission to Impose Default Plan if Jockey Injury Fund Misses Plan Deadline | 03/08/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| After a workers’ compensation fund for jockeys failed to come up with a plan for coverage for the second year in a row, the New York State Gaming Commission has stepped in with new regulations that impose a default plan, ...Read More | |||
