Workers' Compensation News
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Gov. Seeks Confirmation of Work Comp Appointees
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02/05/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell last week asked the state Legislature to confirm seven of his appointees to the state Workers' Compensation Board and one appointee to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission.Under the Alaska constitution, the governor must present his proposed appoi...Read More
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Gov.'s Battle with Comp Commissioner Moves to Federal Court
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02/01/2013
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State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefThe conflict between Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) and Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Christopher Godfrey over the governor’s efforts to force the commissioner to resign moved t...Read More
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Governor Picks 3 Finalists for WC Court of Appeals Vacancy
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02/01/2013
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State: MN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton announced the three finalists for consideration to fill the current vacancy on the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals, created when Judge Thomas L. Johnson’s term expired.Judge Bradley J. Behr is a workers’ compensation judge at the Office...Read More
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Governor Nominates Safety Director for Cost Containment Board
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01/31/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has nominated Jeffrey Michael Citrone of Denver to serve as an executive with risk management experience in the insurance industry on the Workers' Compensation Cost Containment Board.If confirmed by the state Senate, Citrone will replace Michael W. Mit...Read More
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Grand Jury Indicts Jonesboro Man for Wire and Comp Fraud
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01/30/2013
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Curtis Roller, 56, of Jonesboro, was indicted on Jan. 24 by a federal grand jury for 11 counts of wire fraud after obtaining Federal Emergency Management Agency grants and four counts of making false statements on workers' compensation forms, the United States Attorney for the Western District o...Read More
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Governor Picks 7 for Workers' Comp Board of Magistrates
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01/29/2013
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has announced four appointments and three reappointments to the Workers' Compensation Board of Magistrates.The 17-member commission holds hearings on workers' compensation cases statewide.The four appointees are Keith Castora, Canton; Jane Co...Read More
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Governor Picks Ricky Belk as Labor Department Director
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01/29/2013
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State: AR | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has appointed Ricky Belk of Alma as director of the Arkansas Labor Department.Belk, 56, currently serves on the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board and since 2005 has been the secretary-treasurer for the Arkansas AFL-CIO.Previously, Belk served on the...Read More
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Guaranty Assn. Issues RFP for Claims Management Audit
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01/28/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida Workers' Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association is soliciting proposals from vendors to audit claims management and claims handling by its two third-party administrators.FWCIGA said in a request for proposals that its TPAs now manage an inventory of roughly 685 open ...Read More
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Governor Reappoints Philip Hood to Comp Commission
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01/22/2013
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State: AR | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe announced on Friday he has reappointed Philip Alan Hood of Little Rock as the labor representative on the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission.Hood was reappointed to the commission for a term expiring Dec. 5, 2018.The three-member commission...Read More
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Governor Restructures Insurance, Financial Regulation
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01/18/2013
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) announced on Thursday he has signed an executive order establishing the Department of Insurance and Financial Services to regulate insurance and banking activities in the state.The agency will take over activities currently under the Office of Financial and ...Read More
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