Workers' Compensation News
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Law Firm Plans June Opening of Summerville Office
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03/23/2016
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State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Steinberg Law Firm is scheduled to open its new Summerville office in early June, a move that will expand its reach throughout the Charleston metropolitan area.
In a news release, the firm said several of its attorneys will attend the 2016 YMCA Flowertown Festival to announce the...Read More
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Legislation Tackles Independent Contractor Misclassification
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03/22/2016
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By: Risk Media Solutions
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State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Vermont House of Representatives is slated to vote this week on controversial legislation that would crack down on misclassification of employees as independent contractors.
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Legislature Fine-Tunes Workers' Comp Laws Before Adjourning
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03/21/2016
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By: Joe McDonald (reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Expert medical advisers will no longer have to be certified if they are appointed by the Florida Office of Judges of Compensation, under a bill signed into law Thursday by Gov. Scott Walker. The measure also increases assessments on self-insurers and eases penalties for businesses that are caught...Read More
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Lien Volume Nearly Doubled in 2015, Closes in on Pre-Reform Average
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03/17/2016
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The volume of liens filed in 2015 nearly doubled compared to the previous two years, coming within spitting distance of the average number of liens filed before the reforms in Senate Bill 863 took effect, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau.
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Lawmakers Give Thumbs Down to Cuomo Reforms
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03/16/2016
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plans to reform the state workers’ compensation system hit a roadblock this week with the state Senate and Assembly, as each rejected the governor’s changes to their proposed budgets.
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Louisiana Takes First Step in Drug Formulary, as Other States Mull Same Changes
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03/16/2016
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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While Nebraska lawmakers decided not to pursue adoption of a drug formulary this year, Louisiana took its first step in that direction Monday with the introduction of a bill that would mandate drug formularies, a list of drugs that do not require preauthorization, a move proponents say will ...Read More
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L.A. Rams Try Workers' Comp End Run on Players
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03/15/2016
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By: Risk Media Solutions
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Stan Kroenke desperately wanted to move his National Football League franchise to Southern Califonia, but he apparently has no desire to deal with the state's workers' compensation system.
The NFL allowed Kroenke to move the Rams from St. Louis to Los Angeles for the 2016 season. ...Read More
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