Workers' Compensation News
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Legislature Passes Measure on Firefighters and Cancer
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03/28/2016
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Georgia General Assembly on Thursday passed legislation that would allow firefighters to collect workers’ compensation benefits for any type of cancer if they can show that it was caused by their work, ...Read More
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Law Professor Questions Ethics of State Workers' Comp Commissioner
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03/25/2016
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By: Joe McDonald (reporter)
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State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A University of South Carolina law professor and ethics expert said state Workers' Compensation Commissioner Susan Barden has shown a “prolonged pattern of unethical conduct" who puts her opinion about a witness' credibility over medical evidence.
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LAUSD Worker Drops Psych Claim as Part of Settlement
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03/24/2016
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Los Angeles Unified School District worker who accused a former superintendent of sexual harassment has agreed to drop a workers’ compensation claim against the district as part of a $93,000 settlement, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.
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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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