Workers' Compensation News
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Legislative Picture for Western States Coming Into Focus | 12/16/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers in Western states will be deliberating on a variety of workers’ compensation measures next year, including proposals to prohibit workers who withhold information about pre-existing conditions from receiving medical or indemnity benefits, classify nurses coordinating care as agents...Read More | |||
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Laundry Workers Struck by Cars While Crossing Street, OSHA Finds | 12/16/2016 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal work safety inspection prompted by complaints that a North Jersey commercial laundry facility's workers were exposed to heat stress and the risk of being hit by cars yielded $91,911 in penalties for the business. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Orders Delivery App Postmates to Provide Workers' Comp Coverage | 12/15/2016 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The delivery startup Postmates has challenged an order from Washington's Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) to provide workers' compensation coverage for its 3,000-plus couriers. ...Read More | |||
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Lockton: Prescription Drugs, Opioids Are Cost Concerns | 12/15/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers' compensation premiums have been falling as losses drop, but concerns remain about prescription drugs as a key cost driver, according to a new Property and Casualty Market Update from Lockton Cos. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Adopts Rule Barring Reimbursement for Lumbar Fusion for Back Pain | 12/14/2016 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries has adopted a final rule that bars reimbursement for lumbar fusion to treat low back pain, following the lead of a state committee that reviews the effectiveness of medical procedures. ...Read More | |||
| Latest Zenefits Fine Is From Missouri Department of Insurance | 12/13/2016 | ||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Zenefits, a San Francisco-based provider of online human resources services, has agreed to pay a penalty of $62,000 to the Missouri Department of Insurance for conducting unlicensed activity in the state. ...Read More | |||
| Labor Commission Adopts Changes to Billing, Travel Reimbursement and Assessment Rules | 12/13/2016 | ||
| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Utah Labor Commission adopted rules, effective Dec. 1, that increase the conversion factor for anesthesiology and clarified travel reimbursement rules. At the...Read More | |||
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L.A. Garment Workers Report Dangerous Conditions | 12/12/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Los Angeles' garment workers toil in hot, dusty and unsafe conditions, according to a new study from the University of California, Los Angeles Labor Center. ...Read More | |||
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Law Offices of Kevin Cortright Changes Locations in Palm Springs | 12/08/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California claimants' attorney who works out of two offices in Riverside County has changed locations in Palm Springs. ...Read More | |||
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Logger Who Claimed 100% Disability Charged With Fraud | 12/08/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A logging company owner was indicted on charges he stole more than $75,000 in workers’ compensation benefits while failing to cover his own employees. ...Read More | |||
