Workers' Compensation News
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Gov. Reappoints Two to Cost Containment Board | 12/14/2016 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper reappointed an employer representative and an insurance industry executive to three-year terms on the Workers’ Compensation Cost Containment Board. ...Read More | |||
| Governor Taps Veteran Attorney to Represent Employers on WCC | 12/13/2016 | ||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Little Rock attorney Chris Palmer as employer representative to the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission for a six-year term. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Appoints Claimants' Attorney to Workers' Comp Court | 12/12/2016 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has appointed attorney Dirk V. Block to the state Workers’ Compensation Court. ...Read More | |||
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Guard Charged With Beating Inmate to Death Collected Comp Benefits | 12/07/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former Rikers Island prison guard collected $10,000 in workers’ compensation benefits for an injury he suffered while allegedly beating an inmate to death, the ...Read More | |||
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Governor: State Improves Standing on Ranking of Premium Costs | 12/01/2016 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pennsylvania has improved its standing on a national ranking of workers' compensation insurance costs. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Vetoes Bill Aimed at Allowing Jockeys and Staff to Self-Insure | 12/01/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have allowed the state Jockey Injury Compensation Fund to seek self-insurance plans or other coverage options to curtail rising workers’ compensation costs. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Tomblin Redirects $25.5M From Work Comp Debt Fund to General Fund | 11/16/2016 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued an executive order Tuesday redirecting $25.5 million from the Workers' Compensation Debt Reduction Fund to the state's general revenue fund for Fiscal Year 2017, the Martinsburg-based newspaper The Journal reported. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Christie Signs Law Requiring Providers to Submit Electronic Bills | 11/16/2016 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill into law on Monday that requires workers' compensation providers to submit electronic medical bills, and requires employers, carriers or third-party administrators to pay them within two months. ...Read More | |||
| Gov. Approves Mandatory PDMP Consultation With Opioid Prescriptions | 11/09/2016 | ||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law a bill that requires prescribers and dispensers to check with the newly created prescription drug monitoring database each time a patient receives an opioid or benzodiazepine. Senate Bill 1202, by Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock, also requires prescri...Read More | |||
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Global Chemical Manufacturer's Westlake Plant Fined $92K for Leaky Tank, Other Issues | 10/17/2016 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal occupational health inspectors fined a Louisiana chemical manufacturer more than $92,000 for failing to inspect safety valves, not maintaining stairwells, exposing workers to corrosive materials and a leaking, 30,000-gallon hot water tank. ...Read More | |||
