Workers' Compensation News
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Hospital Employee Engagement Key to Performance, Says Gallup
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04/07/2014
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Hospital employee engagement, in which employees are devoted to their roles and deeply committed to their work, is key for health care providers to battle uncertainty and struggles adapting to changes required by the Affordable Care Act, according to a Thursday Gallup Business Journal report....Read More
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Hearing to Address Nonprescription Drugs, Pertussis
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04/03/2014
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The House of Representatives’ Public Health Committee will hold a hearing on Monday at 10 a.m. to listen to and consider both invited and public testimony on a pair of interim charges. The charges address nonprescription drug use, the state’s immunization registry and the recent outbreak...Read More
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Herbert Approves Intoxication, Claim Settlement and Dispensing Bills
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04/02/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law a bill that would reduce workers’ compensation benefits when a work accident is caused by drugs or alcohol.He also signed into law a bill to extend the time during which the Labor Commission can approve occupational disease settlements and cla...Read More
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Hickenlooper Signs 2 Comp Bills
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04/02/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed bills to authorize continuous appropriations from the state’s General Fund to pay benefits to injured state workers and allow workers’ compensation insurance carriers to use policy forms without obtaining approval from the insurance commissioner....Read More
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House Passes 'Doc-Fix' Bill that Delays ICD-10 another Year
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03/28/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that will delay for another year a nationwide conversion to the ICD-10 billing codes. The language to delay implementation to the 10th edition of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health P...Read More
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High Court Says Exclusivity Shielded Driver from Contribution Claim
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03/28/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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New York's highest court ruled that a defendant in a civil action arising from a motor vehicle accident cannot pursue contribution pursuant to the Vehicle and Traffic Law against a driver who was at fault for the accident, but immune from liability to the injured party under the Workers'...Read More
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High Court Denies Review of Refinery Worker's Hearing-Loss Claim
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03/27/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will not be reviewing a Commonwealth Court decision finding that a former refinery worker who undisputedly suffered from significant hearing loss was not entitled to benefits for his condition.The case was McCool v. WCAB (Sunoco Inc.), ...Read More
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Health Insurer Drops Coverage for Work-Related Injuries
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03/27/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A major Washington state health insurance carrier has dropped workplace illnesses and injuries from its coverage, forcing self-employed policyholders to turn to the state Department of Labor and Industries or other carriers for coverage.Group Health Cooperative confirmed on Wednesday a r...Read More
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High Court Extends Time to Decide to Review Employee/IC Dispute
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03/26/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Supreme Court is giving itself more time to decide whether it will grant review to a dispute about whether a long-time truck driver who was allegedly suffering from chronic lung disease was an employee of the company for which he worked.The court exten...Read More
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High Court Asked to Clarify Employer's Duty to Warn of Hazards
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03/25/2014
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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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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday withdrew its decision from last September addressing whether a grocery store worker could sue his non-subscribing employer in tort for injuries he suffered in a workplace fall. In its new decision, the 5th Circuit ...Read More
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