Workers' Compensation News
Senate Approves Amended Bill Allowing Alternate Members of Appeals Board | 02/21/2020 | ||
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The Utah Senate on Thursday passed an amended bill that would allow the governor to appoint members to the Labor Commission Appeals Board to fill in for other members who are not available. ...Read More | |||
Stenographer Charged With Larceny for Allegedly Inflating Bills | 02/20/2020 | ||
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A New York state stenographer was arrested on a single felony larceny charge for allegedly adding zeros to invoices sent to workers’ compensation carriers. ...Read More | |||
State Uses New Law to Bust Subcontractor for Alleged Misclassification | 02/20/2020 | ||
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A New Jersey subcontractor has been ordered to stop work and pay more than $19,000 in fines for allegedly misclassifying workers, failing to obtain workers' compensation coverage and failing to deduct taxes. ...Read More | |||
State Supreme Court Upholds Comp Exemption Law for North Dakota Businesses | 02/20/2020 | ||
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The Minnesota Supreme Court has found that a law that gives a special workers' compensation exemption to North Dakota employers is not unconstitutional. ...Read More | |||
Senate Committee Won't Confirm Chief Judge Nominee | 02/19/2020 | ||
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The chairman of a Florida Senate committee said he will not hold a confirmation hearing for John MacIver, who was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis as chief judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings last fall. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Won't Review Suspended Physician's Challenge to Dismissal of Liens | 02/14/2020 | ||
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The California Supreme Court will not review a disgraced doctor’s constitutional challenge to a statutory presumption that liens filed by suspended providers are tainted by their misconduct. ...Read More | |||
Senate Approves Conclusive Cancer Presumption for Firefighters | 02/14/2020 | ||
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The Arizona Senate passed a bill that would create a conclusive presumption that cancer is an occupational disease for firefighters. ...Read More | |||
Stakeholders Introduce Work Comp Modernization Bill | 02/12/2020 | ||
By: Tonika Reed (Reporter) | |||
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Colorado lawmakers today will hear testimony on House Bill 1154, a measure stakeholders negotiated over two years that seeks to clarify current statutes and update procedures. ...Read More | |||
Senate Approves PTSD Bill, but Wording Raises Questions | 02/12/2020 | ||
By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
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Three worker-friendly comp bills moved a big step closer to becoming laws this week when they were endorsed by separate chambers in the Virginia legislature. ...Read More | |||
Senate Unanimously Approves Maintaining Cancer Presumption | 02/12/2020 | ||
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The Idaho Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure that would repeal a sunset provision included in an earlier bill that created the presumption that cancer arises out of employment for firefighters. ...Read More | |||