Workers' Compensation News
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Legislature to Consider Formulary Again, Plus Tying ASC Reimbursement to Medicare | 01/31/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: NE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Nebraska's Legislature will consider a trio of employer-friendly bills that would limit reimbursement for ambulatory surgical centers, create a drug formulary and remove first report of injury forms from the public record. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Intent on Tinkering With Work Comp This Session | 01/25/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New York lawmakers have proposed a slew of workers’ compensation bills, including legislation to force prompt payments to pharmacists, require every hearing office to have videoconferencing technology, and make it easier for employers to withdraw from the New York State Insurance Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Commission Rules Require Nurses to Follow Opioid Guidelines | 01/25/2017 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Advanced practice registered nurses must follow treatment guidelines when prescribing certain controlled substances to injured workers, under rules adopted by the Utah Labor Commission. ...Read More | |||
| Legislature Set to Consider Converting WCF to a Mutual | 01/23/2017 | ||
| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| If lawmakers approve, Utah’s state-chartered Workers’ Compensation Fund could become a mutual carrier next year. State Sen. Curtis Bramble, R-Utah, on Thursday introduced SB 92, which would repeal ...Read More | |||
| Liberty Mutual Index Finds Decrease in Cost of Lost-Time Injuries | 01/23/2017 | ||
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| Workplace injuries and accidents that cause employees to miss six or more days of work cost U.S. employers $59.9 billion in 2014, according to the 2017 Liberty Mutual Insurance Workplace Safety Index. That is a 3% decrease from the $61....Read More | |||
| L&I Seeks to Clarify Rating and Classification Rules | 01/23/2017 | ||
| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries is proposing changes to its rating and classification rules that govern how employers are required to report and pay workers’ compensation premiums. The department said in a preproposal statement of inquiry that it intends to c...Read More | |||
| Lawmakers Propose $1.25 Million Raid on WCA Account | 01/20/2017 | ||
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| New Mexico lawmakers are proposing a $1.25 million raid on the Workers’ Compensation Administration Fund as part of a bill projected to raise $262 million to plug $69 million budget deficit. The proposal to tap into the fund that’s earmarked to pay operational expenses for the...Read More | |||
| Lawmakers Appoint Defense Attorney to Workers' Compensation Commission | 01/20/2017 | ||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia General Assembly has appointed defense attorney Robert A. Rapaport of Virginia Beach as workers’ compensation commissioner, Virginia Senate Clerk Susan Clarke Schaar said Thursday. Rap...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Want to Block Wage Loss Benefits for Pot-Related Injuries | 01/18/2017 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A House committee of the North Dakota legislature gave a "do-pass" recommendation on Monday to House Bill 1156, which would prohibit North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance from paying for ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Files Whistleblower Suit Against Roofer After Firing of Safety Manager | 01/12/2017 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Jasper Roofing Contractors Inc. and its owner for firing a safety manager after he allegedly cooperated with Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors to improve safety at the company. ...Read More | |||
