Workers' Compensation News
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Gov. Gives Nod to Inspecting Out-of-State Compounding Pharmacies
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10/09/2013
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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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Out-of-state pharmacies that wish to sell sterile compound drugs in California will have to pay the state Board of Pharmacy to inspect their facilities before receiving a license under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown.At the same time, the governor vetoed a bill that would have...Read More
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Gov. Signs CURES Funding Bill
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09/30/2013
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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 signed into law a measure he said “modestly increases” licensing fees to pay for an upgrade to the state’s prescription drug-monitoring system.In addition to signing SB 809 to pay for an overhaul of the Controlled Substance Utilizat...Read More
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Gov. Authorizes Electronic Transmission of Policy Notices
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09/27/2013
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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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Workers’ compensation carriers in California will be allowed to provide certain notifications to policyholders by email beginning Jan. 1, 2014, under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday.Brown signed Senate Bill 251, by Sen. Ronald S. Calderon, D-Montebello, amending Secti...Read More
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Groups Urge Congress to Move on Medicare Set-Aside Bill
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09/27/2013
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Sixty national and state associations have delivered a letter addressed to U.S. Representatives Dave Camp and Sander Levin asking the House Committee on Ways and Means to take action on the Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers’ Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013.Camp, a...Read More
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Governor's Conference to Focus on Workplace Safety
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09/24/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The 62nd annual Washington state Governor’s Industrial Safety and Health Conference on Wednesday and Thursday will feature two days of workshops designed to teach employers how to reduce accident rates and workers’ compensation costs.The conference, which is being held Sept. ...Read More
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GOP Lawmakers Pushing Advisory Council for Reforms
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09/23/2013
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State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterHistorically, Wisconsin lawmakers have accepted the recommendations of the state's advisory councils on workers' compensation and unemployment compensation to fix problems with those syst...Read More
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Gallagher Boosts Acquisition War Chest with $600M Credit Facility
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09/23/2013
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Arthur J. Gallagher is replenishing its funding war chest for acquisitions.The broker has entered into a $600 million unsecured credit facility, expiring Sept. 19, 2018, with an option to draw an additional $250 million of funding capacity within the facility. Gallagher will be able to d...Read More
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Gov. Expected to Sign CURES Funding Bill, Ballot Initiative Looms
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09/13/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefCalifornia lawmakers approved a bill that would impose a $6 licensing fee on health care providers and pharmacists to pay for updates to the state’s prescription drug-monitoring pr...Read More
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Gov. Fallin Appoints Kirschner to Implement Work Comp Reforms
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09/11/2013
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State: OK | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. Mary Fallin announced that Jonna D. Kirschner, the executive director of the Oklahoma Commerce Department, will be part of a team that will oversee the state's change to an administrative workers' compensation court system. Fallin appointed Kirschner to a team that will supe...Read More
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