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Liberty Mutual Insurance has filed suit against 18 Philadelphia-area pain management doctors, pharmacists and related parties for allegedly prescribing $4.7 million in pain creams to injured workers, some of which cost more than $8,000 per tube, The Inquirer ...Read More
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The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries is closing its Port Angeles office at noon today as it prepares to move to new facilities 15 miles away in Sequim.
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An injured construction worker is free to sue his employer under the Jones Act even though he settled an injury claim under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, the Washington Court of Appeals ruled.
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The House Labor & Industry Committee will hold an informational meeting on the state Supreme Court’s Protz decision and its expected impacts.
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Lawmakers will meet at 1 p.m. today to examine the proposed permanency impairment guidelines released Sept. 1 by the state Workers’ Compensation Board.
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Expectations for California's 2017 legislative session for the most part held true: Although there was some debate on bills addressing utilization review and victims of workplace terrorist attacks, it was generally a quiet session for workers’ compensation.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers won't be taking out another loan from the state's workers' compensation guaranty fund to help plug a $2 billion hole in the state's budget.
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The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries published in the Washington State Register a preproposal statement of inquiry announcing possible rule-making to implement an acupuncture pilot program...Read More
State: IA | Segment: Top | 235 | 0 | Popular with Legal
Labor advocates want Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to correct the record and concede that recent legislative reductions to workers’ compensation benefits had nothing to do with an 8.7% rate decrease for both the voluntary and assigned risk markets.
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