Workers' Compensation News
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Labor Dept. Hints at Federal Oversight in Report Critical of Benefit Cuts | 10/06/2016 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
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| U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez on Wednesday said there might be a role for federal oversight of workers' compensation systems if states continue to strip away benefits and shift costs to taxpayers. ...Read More | |||
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Long-Awaited Treatment Guidelines Take Effect | 10/05/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Four years after lawmakers mandated the use of treatment guidelines, Arizona now has in place evidence-based rules in place governing the appropriate use of opioids for treating chronic pain. ...Read More | |||
| Law Firm Announces Name Change | 10/04/2016 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California law firm of Grancell, Stander, Reubens, Thomas and Kinsey announced that it will be changing its name to Stander Reubens Thomas Kinsey, effective Nov. 1. Along with the rebranding, the firm also announced that shareholder R. Jeffrey Stander will become “of counsel&rdq...Read More | |||
| Labor Department Posts Lodging, Home Health Reimbursement Rates | 10/03/2016 | ||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Montana Department of Labor and Industry posted lodging and home health care reimbursement rates that went into effect Saturday. The standard reimbursement rate for lodging is $91, with some exceptions for several high-cost areas. The rate is $94 in Silver Bow County and $95 in L...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers: Work Comp Fix Requires Surgical Strike | 09/29/2016 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A surgical strike, not sweeping reforms, will be needed to dull the impact of two Florida Supreme Court decisions that triggered a double-digit workers' comp rate increase, a Senate leader and a state representative said Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Landscaping Employer of 23-Year-Old Who Died in 112-Degree Heat Fined $12,000 | 09/29/2016 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| On a landscaping work site in Poplar Bluff in July, 23-year-old Tyler Halsey collapsed after working more than nine hours in the 112-degree heat. ...Read More | |||
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Large-Deductible Policy Bill Passes Over Governor's Veto | 09/27/2016 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri legislature has passed a bill aimed at requiring employers who purchase large-deductible workers' compensation policies to pay the guaranty fund if their carrier folds, overturning Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of the measure in May. ...Read More | |||
| Labor Commissioner Offering Workplace Safety Grants | 09/27/2016 | ||
| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Utah Labor Commissioner is accepting applications for grants that will help pay to develop or improve workplace safety programs. The total amount of grants that will be distributed is $750,000. Nonprofits, community groups, employer associations, small businesses and labor u...Read More | |||
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Legislature Moves to Cover Breast Cancer Under Firefighter Presumption | 09/27/2016 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Michigan lawmakers have introduced bills that would add breast cancer to the list of diseases covered by the state's firefighter presumption. ...Read More | |||
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Lawsuit Against 'Secretive' NCCI Over Sunshine Law Moved to New Venue | 09/26/2016 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida court has changed the venue of a lawsuit in which a Miami attorney is alleging the National Council on Compensation Insurance and the Office of Insuran...Read More | |||
