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Workers' Compensation News
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Baker: Implementing Drug Formulary Will Decrease UR
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07/15/2016
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1452 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 47 min read
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ANAHEIM, California — California Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker would like to see fewer instances of utilization review within the first month of treatment, she told an audience of several hundred at the California Coalition on Workers' Compensation conferen...Read More
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State Proposes Rules to Improve Refinery Safety
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07/15/2016
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 740 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 268 min read
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The Department of Industrial Relations, governor’s Office of Emergency Services and California Environmental Protection Agency proposed rules intended to improve workplace and environmental safety at refineries throughout the state.
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WCIRB President Announces Efforts to Improve Customer Service
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07/15/2016
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 805 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is working on several initiatives to improve services for California customers, including an online learning system, and providing risk summaries to agents and brokers.
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FDA Scrutiny of Compounded Drugs Continues
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07/15/2016
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 831 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 85 min read
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A flurry of guidance in recent months from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding compounding of drugs indicates that the practice, which is increasingly an irritant to workers’ compensation payers, is under more scrutiny from the federal government.
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Castellanos, Economy Blamed for Fast Growth in Petition Filings
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07/15/2016
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 1550 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 76 min read
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A Florida Supreme Court decision that will boost attorney fees, coupled with an uptick in the economy — especially in the construction industry — may account for rapid growth in the number of disputed claim petitions filed in the state, according to industry observers.
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OSHA Postpones Enforcement of Anti-Retaliation Measures
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07/15/2016
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 610 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 61 min read
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is delaying enforcement of anti-retaliation measures contained in a new injury-reporting rule, following the filing of a lawsuit last week challenging the new provisions.
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Court Rejects Railway's Request to Transfer Suit Due to Inconvenience of Forum
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07/15/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 482 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read
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The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a railway was not entitled to transfer a worker's claim for violations of Federal Employers' Liability Act and the Locomotive Inspection Act from one county to another on the basis that the worker's choice of forum was inconvenient.
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