Workers' Compensation News
| Law Clerk Named Industrial Commissioner | 07/10/2018 | ||
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| North Carolina Industrial Commission Chairman Charlton Allen has appointed his law clerk to be deputy commissioner. Ashley Moore also clerked for former commissioner Linda Cheatham and commission Vice Chair Yolanda Stith. Moore is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and earned ...Read More | |||
| L&I Announces 5% COLA Increase in Benefits | 07/09/2018 | ||
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| Time-loss and pension benefits will increase by 5% for most workers who were injured before July 1, 2017, due to a change in the state’s average wage, the Department of Labor & Industries announced Friday. The cost-of-living adjustment increases the maximum monthly benefit, to $...Read More | |||
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Labor Cabinet Hosts OSHA Training Session Next Week | 07/06/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Labor Cabinet will host free OSHA training all next week in Bowling Green, part of regular safety and health training sessions held around the state, the Cabinet announc...Read More | |||
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Liabilities From Insolvent Trusts Now Down to $34 Million, Board Reports | 07/05/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The outstanding liability left by the insolvency of 20 New York self-insured group trusts has shrunk, from more than $900 million to $34 million, the state Workers' Compensation Board reported. ...Read More | |||
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LMAC Discussing Legislation to Create State OSHA Plan July 12 | 07/03/2018 | |
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| Montana’s Labor Management Advisory Council will discuss possible 2019 legislation for a state workplace safety plan. ...Read More | |||
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Link to Website Constitutes Proper 'Written Notice' of Health Care Network Procedures | 07/03/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer satisfies the statutory requirement that it provide workers with written notice of the procedures to obtain care within its health care network by providing a link to a website with a list of doctors authorized to provide treatment. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Drafting Rules to Drop Pension Discount Rate, to 4.5% | 07/03/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries is drafting rules to bring its pension discount rate in line with actuarial recommendations while setting a separate rate for self-insured employers to try to ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Approves Higher Attorney Fees; Insurers Warn of Chilling Effect on Settlements | 06/28/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed the legislation four years ago. Now, claimants lawyers are hoping that Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy will sign a measure that would raise attorney fees and would fundamentally change the way insurance carriers make some settlement offers to injured worke...Read More | |||
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L&I Offering Grants for Safety, Return-to-Work Projects | 06/25/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Department of Labor and Industries is accepting applications for annual grants that can be used to develop training courses, purchase equipment or implement strategies to protect workers and make workplaces safer. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Plans Meetings to Discuss Premium Rates | 06/25/2018 | |
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| The Washington Department of Labor and Industries announced that two advisory committees will discuss possible changes to premium rates later this year, and the department will hold formal rule-making hearings in October and November to discuss 2019 rate proposals. ...Read More | |||
