Workers' Compensation News
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Labor Cabinet Offers Free OSHA Training Aug. 20-24 | 07/25/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Labor Cabinet will offer five days of free OSHA training for employers and employees, Aug. 20-24, in Gilbertsville. Most of ...Read More | |||
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L&I Fines Asbestos Removal Co. $229,700 | 07/18/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries fined an asbestos removal company $229,700 for exposing workers and the public to unsafe conditions. ...Read More | |||
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L.A. Times Takes on Cumulative Trauma Claims | 07/17/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s largest newspaper tackled cumulative trauma claims with a front-page article Sunday, but observers said they don’t expect any late-session bills on the subject this year. ...Read More | |||
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Legislation Might Remove Hurdle to Medical Marijuana Reimbursement | 07/16/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New Jersey lawmaker has introduced a bill that would clarify that state law doesn’t prohibit workers’ comp payers from reimbursing an injured worker for the use of medical marijuana. ...Read More | |||
| Law Clerk Named Industrial Commissioner | 07/10/2018 | ||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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 | ||
| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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 | |||
