Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers May Ease Restriction on Advocate Attorneys Representing Carriers | 04/14/2017 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maine Senate may soon vote to lower the amount of time that former Workers' Compensation Board advocate attorneys are barred from representing carriers, third-party administrators and self-insurers. ...Read More | |||
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Laborer Accused of Falsifying Time Sheets While on Light Duty Charged With Felony | 04/13/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A laborer placed on light duty after a work injury has been charged with wage theft after allegedly submitting false time sheets, according to a case filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers to Meet to Discuss IME Chaperone Bill | 04/13/2017 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Though a bill allowing injured workers to bring chaperones to independent medical examinations passed both houses of Hawaii's Legislature, the Senate has announced that it disagrees with amendments the House made to the bill. ...Read More | |||
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Lawsuit Won't Delay OSHA's Electronic Reporting Requirement | 04/11/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal judge has granted a motion to stay proceedings in a lawsuit challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s electronic reporting rule, scheduled to take effect on July 1. ...Read More | |||
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LAE Improvements Help Drive 5th Consecutive Rate Cut Recommendation | 04/06/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| For the first time since 2015, trends surrounding administrative expenses are contributing to a Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau recommendation to reduce the advisory pure premium rate. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill Prohibiting Workers' Comp Payments for Medical Marijuana | 04/06/2017 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| North Dakota voters approved medical marijuana in the November elections, but lawmakers have just passed a bill that prevents Workforce Safety and Insurance from covering it for injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill to Require Notification of 3rd-Party Suits | 04/06/2017 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would require the Washington Department of Labor & Industries to notify insured employers of the status of any third-party litigation on a workers’ compensation claim has cleared both chambers of the Washington state Legislature without a single dissenting vote. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Reviewing Bill to Prohibit Cities from Regulating TNCs | 04/05/2017 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Oregon House of Representatives policy committee will hear testimony Wednesday on a bill that would prohibit cities from regulating transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft. ...Read More | |||
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Liberty Co. Appoints Managing Partner in Los Angeles | 04/04/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Liberty Co. Insurance brokers announced Monday the appointment of Jon Axel as managing partner of its Los Angeles office. ...Read More | |||
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Loss Cost Rate Drops Another 4.3%; That's 54% in Past 25 Years | 04/04/2017 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maine Bureau of Insurance has approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s recommended 4.3% decrease in loss cost, which is estimated to save employers nearly $10 million over the next year. ...Read More | |||
