Workers' Compensation News
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Goldberg Segalla Adds Attorney in Baltimore | 08/15/2023 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ compensation defense firm Goldberg Segalla announced that Christopher J. Smith joined its office in Baltimore. ...Read More | |||
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Governor, Labor Department Ramp Up Efforts to Stop Misclassification | 08/14/2023 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the state Labor Department announced efforts to catch employers that are intentionally misclassifying employees as contractors. ...Read More | |||
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Goldberg Segalla Adds to WC Defense Group in Syracuse | 08/10/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Goldberg Segalla announced that Lee C. Stoddard joined the firm’s workers’ compensation defense group in Syracuse, New York. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Easing Requirements for Firefighter Cancer Claims | 08/07/2023 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Friday signed a bill loosening requirements for firefighters to claim cancer as an occupational disease. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Tramway Safety Bill to Correct Statutory Reference to Definition of 'Employee' | 08/01/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill calling for workplace safety standards covering passenger tramways that also includes provisions clearing up a statutory reference to the definition of “employee” for the purposes of workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs PTSD, SIF Surcharge Bill | 07/31/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday appeared at a Springfield fire station for a ceremonial signing of a multifaceted bill that includes provisions defining post-traumatic stress disorder as an occupational disease for first responders and reducing the surcharge for the state’s Second Inj...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting No-Rehire Settlement Condition | 07/31/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill prohibiting employers from offering to engage in settlement negotiations only if the injured worker agrees to find work elsewhere. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Announces Arbitrator Appointments | 07/24/2023 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday announced the reappointment of eight arbitrators as well as the appointment of two others to fill upcoming vacancies. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves 66.67% Increase in Doctor Report Fee | 07/24/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill that increases by 66.67% the maximum payment owed to doctors for writing reports estimating permanent disability or describing the need for medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Announces JCC Appointments | 07/21/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced five appointments to the Office of Judges of Compensation Claims. DeSantis appointed Kimberly Hil...Read More | |||
