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Delaware Reform Proposal Begets Odd Alliances
06/15/2006
A major overhaul of Delaware's workers' compensation system squeaked through its first legislative test on Wednesday but lawyers and medical providers are determined to stop the bill in its tracks before the June 30 end of the state's legislative session.
The Senate Small Business Committee
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CHSWC to Evaluate Spinal Surgery 2nd Opinion Process
08/24/2004
procedure for a second opinion if the employer objects to the doctor's recommendation for spinal surgery in the workers' compensation system.
Section 48 of SB 228 part of the workers' compensation reform legislation of 2004 requires that CHSWC conduct a study of the spinal surgery second opinion
Category: News
LA Times Questions Reform - A Day at the Board
03/28/2005
that calls in to question the Schwarzenegger Administration's policies and the efficacy of reform just after the California Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau announced a recommendation that rates be decreased 10.4 percent.
Lifsher focuses on a day at the Santa Monica venue of the WCAB and
Category: News
Lawmakers Revive Ohio Reform Bill
03/06/2006
Republican lawmakers in Ohio are moving forward with a workers' compensation reform bill despite an investment scandal that has given the impression that the Bureau of Workers' Compensation is awash in money the Toledo Blade reported last week.
The newspaper said lawmakers shelved the
Category: News
Nixon Vetoes Business-backed Reform Measure
03/19/2012
measure had removed occupational disease claims from workers' compensation exclusive remedy meaning employers can be sued in civil courts. Courts also ruled that the reform bill changed the state's workers' compensation scheme so that employees were no longer immune from lawsuits if their negligent
Category: News
The Future of Spitzer's Reform Effort
03/26/2008
By Jon GelmanWith New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer now embroiled in a major scandal that may end in his resignation all eyes in the workers’ compensation arena are now focused on his reform efforts. On Feb. 27 2007 shortly after taking office he signed landmark legislation to
Category: Industry Insights
General Assembly Reaches Deal to Strip Away Judges' Job Protections
07/26/2013
By Michael Whiteley Eastern Bureau Chief
A compromise between the North Carolina House and Senate about regulatory reform resurrects a measure by House Republicans to exempt the state's 20 workers' compensation judges and other top officials of the state Industrial Commission from civil service
Category: News
IL Gov State Address Pushes Reform
02/07/2005
Wisconsin and Indiana. In an effort to bring these costs down the Governor is proposing to reform the system. First the Governor proposes launching a 'Fraud Squad' with real investigatory and subpoena powers that could proactively investigate all types of workers' compensation fraud medical provider
Category: News
Health Care Reform Opinion (All States)
04/01/2010
Greg Krohm Executive Director of IAIABC has written an excellent well balanced editorial on health care reform and workers' compensation. It is the first piece I have read that isn't a doomsday forecast.
Read it at url1pg4b5lshttp:www.iaiabc.orgi4aheadlinesheadlinedetails
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Reform Bill Would Increase Settlements for Employer Violations
01/03/2014
The first draft of a labor-backed reform measure in Colorado would force employers to increase settlement amounts by 50 if they willfully placed a worker in an unsafe working environment.
The bill would also prohibit employers from forcing workers to resign as a condition of a settlement and
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