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CA WC Specialist Heads New Liberty Unit
06/02/2005
The average medical expense for new California workers' compensation claims filed between 2003 and 2004 has plunged in double digits reports Liberty Mutual Insurance. The insurer's success with the first round of reforms has led to a new focus on the California market.
To build on the reform
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Attorney Says 2011 Reforms Not Good for Workers
08/29/2013
A Montana lawyer who represents injured workers says an editorial in the Missoulian claiming the state is on the right track with its workers compensation reform is only accurate for carriers and employers.
From my perspective if you are injured on the job in Montana and relegated to the meat
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Labor Lawsuit Energizing Mo. Politics
12/09/2005
A lawsuit by labor groups challenging Missouri's workers' compensation reform bill is helping create a "barnburner" election season in the Show Me state according to a political columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Political Correspondent Jo Mannies said the court battle underscores a
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WV Court Upholds '95 Reform Ending PD at 65
12/08/2003
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Friday upheld provisions of a 1995 workers' compensation reform bill that halted permanent total disability benefits at age 65.
The court recognized the Legislature's responsibility to ensure the financial stability of the state's workers
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CA. Employers Urged to Pressure Legislators Regarding Reform
01/12/2004
The California Chamber of Commerce is calling on lawmakers to focus their attention on the state's workers' compensation crisis as they return to the Capitol this week and to act on pending reform legislation as soon as possible.
"The Chamber will continue to aggressively push for substantive
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Calif. Reform Advocate Now WCRI Membership Director
04/25/2007
The Workers' Compensation Research Institute WCRI appointed as its membership director Suzanne Guyan a former workers' compensation manager for Costco who was influential in passage and implementation of California's sweeping workers' compensation reform measure.
Guyan effective Monday
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CAAA: They Call It Reform
03/31/2022
Last Thursday CAAA’s Legislative Committee met to strategize on rumored workers’ compensation “ reform.”
With inflation raging out of control any reform would include an increase in PD benefits. Injured workers need a raise. Inflation is eating away at
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Swiss Re Says Health Care Reform Might Shift Costs to Comp
12/08/2010
Health care reform legislation in the U.S. could lead to long-term savings but an analysis by Swiss Reinsurance Company suggests the legislation might lead to immediate cost increases.
Swiss Re said in a paper titled "The Impact of U.S. Health Care Reform on Workers' Compensation and other
Category: News
Reforms Getting Results, Tenn. Labor Chief Says
02/17/2006
therefore eliminating lengthy travel time to major cities."
Another phase of the Workers' Compensation Reform Act is the focus on assuring timely payment of temporary disability benefits which McNeeley said has produced more compliance.
Penalty statistics from July 2004 to June 2005 showed that the
Category: News
Gov. Sanford Outlines Economic Stimulus Plan
01/19/2006
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford in his State of the State address Wednesday asked lawmakers to approve his spending plan to continue progress on education and the state's economy.
Sanford who has made workers' compensation reform one of his priorities for 2006 said his administration has
Category: News
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