01/30/2004
and litigation-riddled permanent partial disability evaluation process. California's manufacturers will continue to press for action until the governor's reform package is enacted."
California employers -- whether privately insured or self-insured -- pay far more for workers' compensation costs than
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04/23/2007
includes a discussion and update on implementation of workers' compensation reform legislation and a closed session on personnel matters.
The board assists the commission in formulating policies setting priorities and developing administrative goals.
The board also makes recommendations to the
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09/23/2003
The driving force in California's workers' compensation reform appears to be Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi.
While signature of the recently passed workers' comp reform legislation is pending reports have the Governor scheduled to make the bills law on Wednesday Garamendi is already hard
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07/29/2004
Tennessee Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Paula Flowers on Wednesday issued a new loss cost order on workers' compensation policies mandating an average 6.3 percent reduction.
Based on the recent reform bill signed into law by Gov. Phil Bredesen Flowers' order is estimated to reduce
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02/09/2006
AUSTIN -- The Senate sponsor of last year's workers' compensation reform legislation urged business leaders Wednesday to watch implementation of the reforms to prevent the system from becoming "adversarial and litigious."
Sen. Todd Staples R-Palestine speaking to the Texas Association of
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10/22/2007
The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission WCC has posted a series of revised forms printable from its Web site and triggered by this year's reform bill Senate 332.
The workers' compensation reform package phases out the Second Injury Fund adds new restrictions on repetitive motion
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01/06/2021
Representatives from staffing companies created a nonprofit trade association that aims to tackle illegal workers compensation practices in Californias staffing industry.
The California Staffing Agency Reform Association said in a statement that the current marketplace in California is
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05/13/2005
The Texas House of Representatives will vote on one of two workers' compensation reform bills today and the Senate is likely to vote on the other version soon a legislative staffer said Thursday.
The aide who spoke on the condition she not be identified said legislative leaders have agreed
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06/06/2005
The Oklahoma House of Representatives sent a workers' compensation reform bill to Gov. Brad Henry on Friday ending months of partisan haggling that forced state lawmakers to meet in special session to craft a compromise.
Henry is expected to sign the bill early next week the House media
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10/11/2006
South Carolina lawmakers will have to draft and pass a 2007 reform package to head off further double-digit increases in workers' compensation rates a state senator warned Tuesday.
Sen. Larry A. Martin R-Pickens applauded last week's decision by Marvin Kittrell the state's chief
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