Workers' Compensation News
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Legislature Passes Bill to Expedite Hearings on Safety Rule Violation Reductions | 05/13/2016 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado legislature has passed a bill that would require employers to state the specific facts that justify a reduction in benefits based on a claimant's violation of a safety rule and allow parties to request an expedited hearing on those benefit reductions. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill Aimed to Speed Approval of Treatment Plans | 05/13/2016 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill on Hawaii Gov. David Ige's desk would impose a seven-day deadline on employers to object to medical treatment requested for injured workers, but administration officials have expressed opposition to the measure. ...Read More | |||
| LCTA Workers' Comp Founder Ross Campesi Dies | 05/13/2016 | ||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ross Campesi Sr., founder of LCTA Workers’ Comp, has died, the company reported on Tuesday. Campesi, who was 90, died at home on May 7. Campesi established the Louisiana Commerce & Trade Association, or LCTA, in 1990 in an effort to fill the need for workers’ compe...Read More | |||
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Labor Code Does Not Impose Time Limit on Worker's Eligibility for Impairment Income Benefits | 05/12/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that the state Labor Code does not terminate a worker's eligibility for impairment income benefits 401 weeks after the date of his injury. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Commissioner Offers Amnesty to Port Trucking Companies | 05/09/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Labor Commissioner’s Office is offering amnesty to port trucking companies who misclassified drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Plans To End Travis DA's Fraud-Fighting Deal With Insurer | 05/09/2016 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| By J. Todd Foster, correspondent A Texas state lawmaker said last week that he intends to introduce legislation next year that will terminate a controversial deal in which Texas Mutual Insurance pays the Travis County District Attorney’s Office to prosecute workers’ compensati...Read More | |||
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Louisiana, Mississippi Latest States Mulling Work Comp Adjuster Licenses | 05/02/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Louisiana is moving closer to adoption of a bill that would require licensing for workers’ compensation claim adjusters, a step that would bring a bit more consistency to the patchwork of licensing requirements across the U.S. ...Read More | |||
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Law Firm Doubles Down on Carrier Hacking Allegations | 04/27/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California law firm doubled down on claims that Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. and Zenith Insurance Co. allowed investigators to “hack” into the server of a client intake service used by an applicants’ attorney firm. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Holding Ceremony to Recognize People Killed at Work | 04/27/2016 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries is holding a ceremony in Tumwater on Thursday to recognize people who were killed at work. ...Read More | |||
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Louisiana Tops Ranking of Claim Costs, Attorney Payments | 04/22/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Louisiana ranks highest in average workers’ compensation claim costs among 18 states examined in a series of reports released by the Workers' Compensation Research Institute on Thursday. ...Read More | |||
