Workers' Compensation News
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Gen. Contractor Not Liable for Injuries to Subcontractor's Employee
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03/21/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that the general contractor on a construction project was not liable in tort for the injuries suffered by a subcontractor's employee who fell from a ladder.Case: Jacobs v. Huser Construction, No. 04-13-00211-CV, 03/19/2014, published...Read More
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Gov. Signs Insolvent Carrier Bill, Firefighter Presumption Dies
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03/19/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Idaho Gov. Butch Otter signed a bill expanding the list of financial instruments that self-insured employers can use for security deposits and requiring these be posted with the state treasurer as opposed to the Industrial Commission.Meanwhile, a Senate measure that would create a presum...Read More
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Governor Signs Insurance Bills
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03/19/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead signed into law bills allowing insurance companies to transmit policy documents electronically and requiring them to conduct annual financial risk assessments.Mead on March 10 signed Senat...Read More
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Gov. Malloy Nominates Farmington Attorney for Commission Seat
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03/17/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Friday nominated a Farmington claimants' attorney for a seat on the state Workers' Compensation Commission.The governor is seeking confirmation by the state Senate of his appointment of Thomas J. Mullins as a workers' compensation commissi...Read More
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Gov. Signs Drug-Distributing Bill
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03/12/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Drug manufacturers and wholesale distributors must verify that people who they supply with controlled substances are properly licensed beginning July 1 under a bill signed into law by Idaho Gov. Butch Otter.Meanwhile, the Legislature passed a companion measure requiring prescribers to an...Read More
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Gen. Liability Carrier Not Liable for Worker's Fatal Forklift Accident
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03/11/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: VT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that the general liability carrier for a recreational vehicle dealership could not be held liable in tort, as a matter of law, to the widow of a dealership worker killed in a forklift accident.Case: Murphy v. Sentry Insurance, Nos. 201...Read More
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Governor Nominates Comp Attorney for Industrial Commission
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03/11/2014
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. Pat McCrory has nominated Charlton L. Allen of Iredell County as a commissioner with the North Carolina Industrial Commission.The appointment is subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.Allen is a graduate of the University of ...Read More
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Gov. Appoints New State Fund Chair
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03/10/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday appointed Sheryl Chalupa as the chairwoman of the State Compensation Insurance Fund board of directors effective immediately.She succeeds Larry Mulryan, who served on State Fund's board since 2009 and was chairman for the past three years. Mulrya...Read More
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Gov. Signs Bill to Cover Insolvent SIG Claims
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03/10/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber signed into law a bill to pay for claims by injured workers of an insolvent self-insured group.Kitzhaber on Thursday signed Senate Bill 1558, introduced at the reques...Read More
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Governor Signs Bill to Create Comp Website
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03/10/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez signed into law a bill that would require the state to create a website providing information about the workers' compensation system by 2017.Senate Bill 9 by Mark Kay Papen, D-Las Cruces, orders the Department of Information Technology to develop by Ju...Read More
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