Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Fines Utility District After Explosion Injures 6 Workers | 04/07/2016 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Journalist | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries fined the Grant County Public Utility District #2 $35,000 for five serious safety violations related to an explosion at its Priest Rapids Dam in Beverly. ...Read More | |||
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Letter-Writing Campaign Targets 'Doctor Shopping' for Pain Pills | 04/06/2016 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The incidence of “doctor shopping” for prescription pain pills has decreased in West Virginia, a trend that may be partly attributable to an outreach campaign from the state pharmacy board to doctors and pharmacists. ...Read More | |||
| LeanTaas Hires Dr. Laura Gardner as VP of Products | 04/05/2016 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| LeanTaas, a predictive analytics company for the health care industry, announced Monday the appointment of Dr. Laura B. Gardner as vice president of products. Gardner will oversee the development of the iGroup suite of products focused on reducing the rising medical burden on the workers&...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Revises Adopted Medical Reopening Rules | 04/04/2016 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Department of Labor and Industry revised rules adopted last month to create a system for injured workers to petition to reopen medical benefits five years after the date of injury. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Gearing Up for Review of UR | 03/30/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The leader of a Senate committee that hears workers' comp issues has introduced legislation that would require certification of utilization review plans. ...Read More | |||
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Legislators Schedule Thursday Discussion on Employee vs. Independent Contractor Debate | 03/30/2016 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill proposing to change the definitions of employers and independent contractors is on the House of Representatives calendar Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Secretary Perez Calls Opt-Out Plans 'Pathway to Poverty' | 03/29/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Calling opt-out plans that replace traditional workers’ compensation a “disturbing trend,” U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez has said in ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Adopting Permanent E-Filing Rules | 03/29/2016 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alaska’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development is amending its document filing rules to codify an order from 2015 allowing for the electronic submissions to the Division of Workers’ Compensation and Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
| Landscaper to Pay $22,125 Restitution for Double Dipping | 03/28/2016 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio landscaper will pay $22,125.60 restitution to the Bureau of Workers' Compensation after pleading guilty to one misdemeanor count of workers' compensation fraud, the BWC's Special Investigations Department said. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Starts Rulemaking to Revise Classification Standards | 03/28/2016 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries started formal rulemaking to revise 13 industry classifications. ...Read More | |||
