Workers' Compensation News
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L.A. Times Endorses Poizner for Insurance Commissioner | 10/04/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday endorsed Steve Poizner in the race to replace California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Issues $126,400 Fine for Trenching Violations | 10/03/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries fined a construction company $126,400 for failing to protect workers from dangers of working...Read More | |||
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Lawsuits Argue That Certificates of Need Increase Costs | 10/02/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two physicians — one in North Carolina and another in Iowa — think they have found at least a partial solution to rising medical costs and have filed lawsuits to clear the way. ...Read More | |||
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Last Employer for Worker With Asbestos-Related Disease Must Pay Death Benefits to Widow | 09/28/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that the last employer responsible for exposing a worker to asbestos was liable for the payment of death benefits to the man's widow. ...Read More | |||
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Labor and Industry Names General Counsel, Ombudsman Lead | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced two promotions in the latest edition of its newsletter: Jessica Stimac to director of department’s Office of General Counsel, and Pam Carlson as lead of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Ombudsman. ...Read More | |||
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Letter Carrier Busted After Heavy Lifting at Comic Con | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former New Hampshire postal worker pleaded guilty in federal court last week to making false statements and working while receiving federal workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Low Pay, More Vacancies for WC Judge Positions | 09/21/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Last year, the Texas Legislature changed the title of workers’ compensation hearing officers to administrative law judges. That may have been an attempt to give the judges the honorific they deserve and smooth over some simmering frustrations, attorneys say. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Proposing 5% Rate Decrease for 2019 | 09/20/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Washington employers will enjoy a 5% reduction in workers’ compensation costs next year, the Department of Labor Industries announced. ...Read More | |||
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Legislative Panel Approves Former Hartford Mayor as WC Commissioner | 09/18/2018 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A legislative panel has approved former Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra to be a workers' compensation commissioner. ...Read More | |||
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Liability MSAs Explored in White Paper | 09/14/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| What to expect as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services moves toward a Medicare set-aside process for liability settlements is the topic of a new white paper from Tower MSA Partners. ...Read More | |||
