Workers' Compensation News
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Louisiana Takes First Step in Drug Formulary, as Other States Mull Same Changes | 03/16/2016 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| 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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Lawyer Brothers Charged With Practicing Without a License | 03/16/2016 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Two brothers, both licensed to practice law in Massachusetts, were charged last week with practicing law without a license in neighboring Rhode Island, the Provi...Read More | |||
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Logging Co. Owner Charged with WC Fraud as Both Employee and Employer | 03/16/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of an Upstate New York logging company was arrested Tuesday on charges that he received workers' compensation benefits to which he was not entitled while failing to provide coverage for two employees of his own company. ...Read More | |||
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L.A. Rams Try Workers' Comp End Run on Players | 03/15/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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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Legislature Adjourns Without Passing Comp Bills | 03/15/2016 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon lawmakers concluded the 2016 session without acting on bills that would have excluded sick leave pay from the definition of payroll, expressly prohibited employers from directing care and extended term limits for advisory council members. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Payers to Contract with Hospitals | 03/14/2016 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Utah lawmakers passed a bill that would allow self-insured employers and insurance companies to negotiate reimbursement rates with hospitals. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Considers Task Force to Study Firefighter Cancer Issue | 03/14/2016 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A resolution asking that a task force be convened to study issues related to the incidence of cancer in firefighters is moving forward in the Hawaii state legislature. ...Read More | |||
| Labor Department Sues Plant Owner Who Fired Injured Worker With Amputated Fingers | 03/11/2016 | ||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Labor Department on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia against a duct manufacturer who fired two employees who documented machine hazards. One of the workers at Lloyd Industries’ Montgomeryville plant was fired July ...Read More | |||
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Lawsuit Alleges Worker Fired for Filing Comp Claim | 03/10/2016 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Empty | |||
| A worker who claims he was fired after suffering an on-the-job back injury is suing an Ohio company for alleged wrongful termination and retaliatory discharge, according to a report by the West Virginia Record. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Scuttles Monopoly Proposal in Favor of Study | 03/09/2016 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Hawaii lawmaker scrapped his proposal to create a monopolistic workers' compensation fund and is now asking for a study of the state's workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
