Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers Taking Another Run at Opening Evergreen State to Private Carriers
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01/21/2015
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Republican lawmakers in Washington state are once again making a push to end the Department of Labor and Industries' monopoly and allow private carriers to write workers' compensation policies.
Employers have since at least 2010 wanted to expand their options for securing workers&...Read More
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LMAC Teleconference Meeting to Review 2015 Comp Bills
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01/16/2015
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Montana's Labor-Management Advisory Committee is holding a teleconference call today starting at 1 p.m. to review the status of workers' compensation bills up for consideration during the 2015 legislative session that started Jan. 5.
As of Thursday, lawmakers had introduced six wo...Read More
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Labor Dept. Fines City of Augusta $7,000 for 143 Safety Violations
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01/16/2015
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State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Array
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The Maine Labor Department has fined the city of Augusta $7,000 for 143 alleged workplace safety violations after an inspection of city facilities, according to a report by centralmaine.com.
The Labor Department found that some city employees had not received required annual training in s...Read More
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Labor Dept. Announces New Mileage, Home Health Rates
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01/14/2015
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced increases to the per-mile reimbursement rate for injured workers who have to travel for medical appointments and the payment for home health care services provided by a family member of an injured worker.
Montana state law establishes...Read More
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Legislature Committees Recommend Pharmacy Board to Take Over PDMP
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01/13/2015
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Source: The Associated Press (Austin-American Statesman)
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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After committees in the Texas House and Senate made interim-year studies of prescription drugs, some lawmakers are advocating that the State Board of Pharmacy take over the state’s prescription drug-monitoring database.
In reports resulting from their studies of the issue in Te...Read More
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Liquidation Bureau Closes Estate of Transtate Insurance Co.
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01/12/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The New York Liquidation Bureau has received permission from the court to close the estate of Transtate Insurance Co., a commercial insurance carrier that was placed into liquidation in 1998.
The Nassau County Superior Court ...Read More
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Larry Deiter Appointed Director of Insurance Division
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01/09/2015
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State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Larry Deiter has been named director of the South Dakota Division of Insurance, effective immediately, Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman announced Thursday.
As director, Deiter will continue to be active at the national level in the National Association of Insurance Commission...Read More
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