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	BWC Rule Steers Workers Away From Lumbar Fusion Surgeries		07/19/2017
	By: Emily Brill (Reporter)
	State: OH | Segment: Top | 430 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Five years ago, when public health officials were sounding an alarm about the overuse of opioids, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's new top doctor examined which procedures led to the highest rates of opioid use. ...Read More

	Bill Requiring Small-Business Owner on SCIF Board Up for Third Vote in Senate		07/18/2017
	State: CA | Segment: WEST | 406 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The California Senate on Monday was considering a bill that would require the governor to appoint a small-business owner to serve on the State Compensation Insurance Fund board of directors. ...Read More

	Bill Would Require Death Benefit Decision Within 6 Months		07/18/2017
	State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 326 | 0 | Popular with Insurance
	Two New Jersey lawmakers introduced a bill last week that would require agencies to decide whether the families of volunteer first responders could receive death benefits within six months of the volunteer's death.  ...Read More

	BWC Closes Cases Against 10		07/18/2017
	State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 243 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation will receive more than $90,000 in restitution from 10 residents now that it has closed criminal cases against them. ...Read More

	Board Gives Guidance on 'Labor Market Attachment' in Response to New Law		07/17/2017
	By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
	State: NY | Segment: Top | 357 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	A new law that no longer requires workers on permanent partial disability to seek employment within their medical restrictions will create a system of deadbeats and raise system costs, defense attorneys say. ...Read More

	Board Approves Disability Retirement for Officer With PTSD From Pulse Nightclub Shooting		07/17/2017
	State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 481 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Police Pension Board for the City of Orlando approved a disability retirement for a 37-year-old officer diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome, a decision that the officer's attorney called “unprecedented,” ...Read More

	Bill to Regulate PEOs Clears First Hurdle		07/14/2017
	State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 463 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	A bill that recognizes and registers professional employer organizations has passed the Senate Labor and Workforce Development Committee and has been referred to the Senate Ways and Means Committee. ...Read More

	Bill Proposes CHSWC Create Training Program for Child Care Workers		07/12/2017
	State: CA | Segment: WEST | 498 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation would be required to create and maintain an “Early Educator’s Occupational Safety and Health Training Program” under a bill pending before California lawmakers. ...Read More

	BWC Reports to Legislature on Difficulty of Implementing a Drug Formulary		07/11/2017
	State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 337 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Implementing a drug formulary has been more difficult than creating the accompanying medical treatment guidelines, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation says in an annual repo...Read More

	BWC Will Unveil Adjuster Certification Program at Public Hearing		07/11/2017
	State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 307 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold three public hearings Aug. 29 on proposed changes to its general rules, claims handling standards and adjuster certification program. ...Read More