Workers' Compensation News
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House Approves Amended Bill Exempting Amateur Athletes From Comp | 02/21/2018 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Athletes meeting U.S. Olympic Committee or Canadian Olympic Committee criteria to qualify as amateurs would be exempt from workers’ compensation coverage and other labor law protections, under a bill the Oregon House of Representatives passed Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Create Penalties for Employers That Interfere With Claims | 02/20/2018 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah House of Representatives passed a bill that would authorize a $5,000 fine for employers that interfere with an employee’s ability to file a workers’ compensation claim or retaliate against those who file claims. ...Read More | |||
| High Court Upholds Right To Penalize Unsafe Employers Under Unfair Competition Law | 02/12/2018 | ||
| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a landmark decision in the work-safety arena, the California Supreme Court has upheld the right of prosecutors to seek civil penalties under unfair competition statutes against employers who violate work-safety statutes. The high court’s decision in ...Read More | |||
| Henderson Office Taking Over Requests for PD Raters | 02/05/2018 | ||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section gave notice Friday that it is changing the way it handles D-35 forms, which are used to request a rotating rating physician or chiropractor, beginning Feb. 12. As of that date, D-35 forms from attorneys must be accompanied by a written and si...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Modify Coverage Responsibility for Work Experience Students | 02/05/2018 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Institutes of higher education in Idaho would not be required to carry workers’ compensation coverage for work experience students who are covered by an employer’s policy, under a bill the state House of Representatives unanimously approved. ...Read More | |||
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House Insurance Committee to Hold Hearing Today on Premium Bill | 02/01/2018 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kansas House of Representatives’ Committee on Insurance plans to hold a hearing today on a bill that sets guidelines for what happens to an employer’s premium when an employee is involved in a car crash. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Tiered Rating Cleanup Bill, Approves Amendments to LLC Coverage Measure | 01/31/2018 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would clarify that workers’ compensation carriers are prohibited from applying a deviation and a scheduled rating to the same insured risk. ...Read More | |||
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Howlin, Huth Promoted at Rising MS | 01/31/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Two members of Rising Medical Solutions’ executive team have been promoted. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Split on Whether Worker's Fall Was Idiopathic or Unexplained | 01/30/2018 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: AR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Even though there was no definitive evidence that Gale Askins’ irregular heartbeat caused her on-the-job fall, the Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed an administrative law judge’s decision to deny her benefits because her medical history supported the notion that the fall and arrhythmia ...Read More | |||
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Hotel Owner Fined for Use of Untrained Workers to Remove Asbestos | 01/26/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Seattle hotel owner faces $355,000 in fines for using untrained workers to remove asbestos and not informing them about the hazardous materials they were handling, the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries ...Read More | |||
