Workers' Compensation News
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Haslam Introduces Plan to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse
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06/09/2014
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State: TN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. Bill Haslam has introduced a state plan to prevent and treat prescription drug abuse in Tennessee.Prescription for Success will attempt to address what is considered a pervasive issue in the state. Of more than 4.8 million adults in Tennessee, about 5%, or 221,000, have used prescri...Read More
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HCBR Announces new Partnership, Workers' Comp Program
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06/06/2014
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Human Capital Business Resource Group announced Thursday that it has chosen the AmTrust Group as the carrier of choice for a new workers' compensation program.The Master Workers' Compensation program will offer insurance, risk management, loss control and cla...Read More
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HR Outsourcing Firm OmegaComp Acquires HR to Go
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06/04/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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OmegaComp HR, a Sacramento-based human resources firm which provides services including workers' compensation claims management and safety enforcement, announced on Monday that it has acquired HR to Go.According to the press release, the acquisition was effective...Read More
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House Approves Allen to Serve on Industrial Commission
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05/29/2014
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A controversial nominee for the North Carolina Industrial Commission earned approval from the state House of Representatives on Wednesday.Charlton Allen’s appointment to the commission passed a third reading in the House on Wednesday by a 79-40 vote, sending the bill to the Senate,...Read More
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Hickenlooper Signs Mandatory PDMP Enrollment Measure
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05/27/2014
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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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Every medical provider and pharmacist in Colorado authorized to prescribe controlled substances by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration would have to register and maintain a user account with the state’s prescription drug-monitoring program under a bill signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper....Read More
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House Committee Confirms Appointment to Industrial Commission
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05/27/2014
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The House Rules Committee approved a resolution Thursday to confirm Charlton Allen’s spot on the North Carolina Industrial Commission, but Democrats are objecting to the appointment, according to a local news report.Some lawmakers believe that Allen’s record shows that he is ...Read More
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High Court Expands Heightened Causation Test to New Conditions
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05/19/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Sherri OkamotoLegal ReporterThe Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the two-step causation analysis applicable to workers' compensation claims involving injuries from heart attacks was properly exte...Read More
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HEMIC CEO Stresses Importance of TRIA
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05/16/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Marty Welch, chief executive officer for the Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co., explained the importance of reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2007 during a recent meeting with U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono.Congress enacted TRIA in 2002 in response to the attacks of 9/...Read More
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