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Police, Firefighters Vigorously Oppose Reform Bill 03/30/2017
State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Kentucky police and firefighters have come out strongly against a bill that would roll back workers' compensation benefits, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. ...Read More
 
 

Public Interest Groups Want to Defend OSHA Rules 03/28/2017
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
As the Trump administration works to overturn regulations enacted during Obama's presidency, a group of four nonprofits is trying to intervene in two lawsuits challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s electronic reporting rule. ...Read More
 
 

Public Hearing to Discuss Two Proposed Rule Amendments 03/28/2017
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing April 25 on proposed amendments to two rules that are subject to a five-year review and require statutory changes. ...Read More
 
 

Police Continue Push for Expanded PTSD Benefits 03/27/2017
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
Ohio’s largest police union is asking lawmakers to change the state’s workers’ compensation law to cover more claims for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More
 
 

Public Hearing Will Focus on Updates to Health Care Manuals 03/27/2017
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Three-Member Panel, which oversees the Division of Workers’ Compensation, will hold a public meeting to review and adopt the 2017 editions of the Health Care Reimbursement Manual, Hospital Reimbursement Manual and the Ambulatory Surgical Center Manual. ...Read More
 
 
Pilot Dispute-Resolution Program Expands Statewide 03/24/2017
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has launched a voluntary two-step program to expedite the resolution of some disputes. The program expands to Houston later this month when the DWC will offer free training from noon to 1 p.m. March 30-31 at the Houston East Field Office, ...Read More
 
 

Prosecutors Move to Seize $2M From Suspected Pill Mill Doctors 03/23/2017
State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Federal prosecutors have filed a civil action to seize more than $2 million in investments and assets from two Birmingham doctors accused of insurance fraud, money laundering and running a pill mill, ...Read More
 
 

Public Hearing to Be Held on Changes to Medical Fee Schedules 03/23/2017
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Proposed decreases in the Medicare-based fees for hospital outpatient services would cost providers $7.5 million next year, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation says. ...Read More
 
 

Pinnacol Issues $50M in Policyholder Dividends 03/22/2017
State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Pinnacol Assurance is distributing $50 million in workers’ compensation dividend checks to policyholders this month. More than 53,000 employer...Read More
 
 

Proposal Would Rescind Advisory Council on Rehabilitation Services 03/22/2017
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing April 25 on the elimination of Rule 4123-18-18, labor-management government advisory council. ...Read More
 
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