Workers' Compensation News
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Last-Minute Legislative Reforms Could Save Oklahoma Option | 05/27/2016 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oklahoma lawmakers late Thursday cobbled together a compromise bill that if passed today, the final day of the legislative session, could preserve the so-called Oklahoma Option, allowing employers to bypass the state workers’ compensation and purchase alternative benefit plans. ...Read More | |||
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LCTA Workers' Comp Hires New CFO | 05/27/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| LCTA Workers’ Comp has hired Christine Martin as its new chief financial officer, the Baton Rouge-based insurance company announced on Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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LHA Appoints Vice President for Business Development | 05/26/2016 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Kathy Terry Louisiana Hospital Association T...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Balk at PTSD Compensability for First Responders | 05/25/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ohio lawmakers are moving closer to approving legislation that would allow the use of medical marijuana for treating post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Will Investigate Widespread Patient Assaults Against Mental Hospital Employees | 05/25/2016 | |
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| State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The violence perpetrated by South Dakota patients against employees at the state-run mental hospital has gotten the attention of lawmakers. ...Read More | |||
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Lou Savage Named Administrator for WCD | 05/24/2016 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Former Oregon Insurance Commissioner Lou Savage was named the new administrator for the state’s Workers’ Compensation Division. ...Read More | |||
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Last State With Permanent Disability Fund Votes to Shut Down Program | 05/23/2016 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas House of Representatives voted 95-1 on Friday to eliminate the Workers' Compensation Commission's Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Revises Reporting, Classification Rules | 05/20/2016 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries adopted rules revising 13 industry classifications as well as the classification code used for preferred workers. ...Read More | |||
| Liberty Mutual Net Income up 42% in Q1 | 05/19/2016 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. on Wednesday reported net income of $393 million for the three months that ended March 31, a 42.4% increase compared to net income of $276 million during the same period in 2015. The company’s net written premium for the first quarter was $8....Read More | |||
| Labor Commission Proposes Attorney Fee Increase | 05/19/2016 | ||
| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Labor Commission is proposing a small increase of less than 1% to the maximum attorney fees payable for cases argued before the commission, the court of appeals and the state’s high court. A rule-making proposal published in the May 15 Utah State Bulletin proposes to increa...Read More | |||
