Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers to Try Again With Fixes to Comp, Second Injury Fund | 01/18/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Four years after the state Supreme Court ripped the foundations out of Oklahoma’s 2013 workers’ compensation reform law, lawmakers are gearing up to try again with some repairs. ...Read More | |||
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Lauren Tyler Elected to Alleghany Corp. Board of Directors | 01/18/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The board of directors of Alleghany Corp. has elected Lauren Tyler as a new director, increasing the size of the board from eight to nine members. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Wants to Increase Max. Penalty to $100K for Worker Deaths | 01/17/2019 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Republican Indiana state representative has introduced a bill that would increase maximum fines for a workplace safety violation that results in death, to $100,000 from $7,000. ...Read More | |||
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Layla Santa Rosa Named Deputy Commissioner | 01/16/2019 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| North Carolina Industrial Commission Chairman Charlton Allen has announced the appointment of Layla Santa Rosa as a deputy commissioner. Sant...Read More | |||
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L&I Rules Require Certification, Specify Hours for Out-of-State Admins | 01/15/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Claims administrators will have to operate under typical Washington business hours to continue administering workers’ compensation claims, starting in 2020. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Adopts Rules Clarifying Self-Insurer Obligations | 01/14/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries adopted rules to give self-insured employers some additional claims-handling authority. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Lowering Pension Discount Rate | 01/11/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries in April will bring its pension discount rate in line with actuarial recommendations. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Secretary to Chair SCIF Board | 01/10/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Labor Secretary David Lanier will serve as chairman of the board of directors for State Compensation Insurance Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Again Take Aim at State Fund | 01/10/2019 | |
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| By: Eddie Curran (correspondent) | |||
| State: MT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana State Fund officials are monitoring, with some trepidation, a draft bill that would liquidate the carrier and transfer its half-billion dollar surplus to the state. ...Read More | |||
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Lawyers Question State's Proposal for Air Ambulance Charges | 01/09/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: WY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill attempting to control air ambulance charges in Wyoming could undo the grand bargain of the state’s workers’ compensation system while having no real effect on reimbursement rates, lawyers are warning. ...Read More | |||
