Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Fines Asbestos Removal Contractor $87K, Removes Certification | 10/20/2016 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Washington's Department of Labor and Industries fined a Kirkland asbestos removal contractor $87,000, suspended its registration and removed its certification to perform asbestos removal work after finding that the company exposed people to the carcinogen at a worksite. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Commission Proposes Changes to Conversion Factor, Travel Reimbursement | 10/19/2016 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Utah Labor Commission is proposing to increase the conversion factor for anesthesiology and to clarify rules regarding reimbursement of injured workers for travel, according to notices published in the Oct. 15 Utah State Bulletin. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Commission Proposes Permanent Repeal of Attorney Fee Rules | 10/18/2016 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Labor Commission is proposing to permanently repeal attorney fee rules the state’s Supreme Court declared unconstitutional in May. ...Read More | |||
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Litigation Management System Launches Today | 10/10/2016 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Department of Workers Claims will launch today its Litigation Management System, which can be used for electronically filing documents and pleadings. ...Read More | |||
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LMAC Continuing Formulary Talks at Wednesday Meeting | 10/10/2016 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Montana’s Labor Management Advisory Council will continue discussion plans for a workers’ compensation drug formulary during a Wednesday meeting in Helena. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Adopts Nurse Billing Rules | 10/10/2016 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries adopted billing rules that it says will eliminate differential payment for advanced registered nurse practitioners. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Contingency Reserve Growing, Still Short of Target | 10/07/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries has more than doubled its contingency reserve over the last four years, but the account is still about 25% short of the targeted amount. ...Read More | |||
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Leaky Basement Inspection Yields $103,000 Fine for Discount Tire Shop | 10/07/2016 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New Jersey tire shop employee filed a complaint with the federal workplace safety agency this spring alleging a water leak in the basement, leading to an inspection that yielded $103,331 in penalties. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Dept. Hints at Federal Oversight in Report Critical of Benefit Cuts | 10/06/2016 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez on Wednesday said there might be a role for federal oversight of workers' compensation systems if states continue to strip away benefits and shift costs to taxpayers. ...Read More | |||
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Long-Awaited Treatment Guidelines Take Effect | 10/05/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Four years after lawmakers mandated the use of treatment guidelines, Arizona now has in place evidence-based rules in place governing the appropriate use of opioids for treating chronic pain. ...Read More | |||
