Workers' Compensation News
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House Panel Revising Bill That Would Cut Comp Costs by Nearly $200 Million a Year | 04/06/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida House Commerce Committee today will hear a workers’ compensation reform bill that is projected to cut costs by at least 5%, or $182 million a year. ...Read More | |||
| Hearing Postponed for Man Accused of Cashing Checks Received Alongside Comp Benefits | 04/06/2017 | ||
| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Wcc | |||
| A preliminary hearing was postponed this week for a West Virginia sheriff's deputy accused of cashing paychecks mistakenly received alongside workers' compensation checks, The Herald-Mail newspaper of Hagerstown, Maryland, reported. Terrance S. Shetley, 50, was receiving workers&#...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill Allowing Termination of Benefits for Fraud, Factual Mistakes | 04/04/2017 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana House of Representatives over the weekend passed a bill that would allow carriers to terminate benefits on claims they accepted either as a result of fraudulent statements or factual mistakes. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Worker's Fall | 03/31/2017 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New York's highest court on Thursday overturned a finding of liability under the Labor Law for a worker's fall on an exterior staircase. ...Read More | |||
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House Labor Committee Endorses Measures to Produce Comp System Reports | 03/30/2017 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Hawaii House Committee on Labor and Public Employment has recommended that the chamber pass two measures that would produce reports on issues affecting the workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill Expanding Coverage for Mental Impairment | 03/28/2017 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Colorado House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill that would allow injured workers to be compensated for post-traumatic stress disorder caused by their job responsibilities. ...Read More | |||
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House Votes to Increase Comp Burial Expenses From $2,500 to $7,500 | 03/27/2017 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| South Carolina's House of Representatives has voted to increase the amount of burial expenses payable under workers' compensation to $7,500. ...Read More | |||
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High Rate of Fatal Brain Injuries Found Among Older Construction Workers | 03/24/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Employees aged 65 and older had the highest rate of fatal traumatic brain injuries among all construction workers, with 7.9 deaths per 100,000, according to a new report from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. ...Read More | |||
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Hearing on Religious Exemption Bill Set for Today | 03/22/2017 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill to exempt those with "certain religious beliefs" from the definitions of employer and employee will be heard in a House committee today. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Three Workers' Compensation Bills | 03/22/2017 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State representatives on Monday passed three workers’ compensation bills that now move to the Senate. ...Read More | |||
