06/22/2003
This is part 1 of a 5 part series for employers by workers' compensation consultant Linda Benoit on taking charge of workers' compensation reform from an employer perspective.
The Problem - Looking in The Wrong Place For The Solution
The workers' compensation system is
Category: Industry Insights
06/07/2005
State Rep. Ryan McMullen praised the inclusion of several proposals he authored in a major workers' compensation reform package approved by lawmakers on Friday.
"This is a historic day for small business in Oklahoma. This workers' comp bill represents the collaborative efforts of many who
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04/10/2006
any reform whatsoever of workers' compensation" said Suozzi who also is an attorney.
"Eliot will be in a very tough position because Shelly Silver is one of his main backers. So it will be hard for him Spitzer to reform workers' compensation whereas I'm prepared to do that."
When
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06/06/2008
far the bureau has come and where we will go in the future to restore the integrity of the agency and most importantly the confidence of all Ohioans Ryan concluded.
To reach the report go to httpwww.ohiobwc.com reformreform.pdf.
Source Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation
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08/08/2012
Workers' Compensation and labor interests agree to reform proposals will they abandon the interests of those claimants who are currently in the system This could certainly happen if benefit increases are prospective say for injuries after 1113 but if limitations are placed on rebutting the PD
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11/01/2012
The National Federation of Independent Business NFIB said it wants to pursue further workers compensation reforms during the 2013 legislative session in Washington state.
A comprehensive reform package passed by the Legislature in 2011 is expected to save 1.5 billion over the next four years
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04/13/2012
Reform proposals fleshed out by members of Californias labor-employer workers compensation advisory panel in 2009 are being used to guide current reform discussions according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.
The article published on Thursday said an updated version of the confidential
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11/19/2010
Senate leaders in Illinois announced Wednesday the formation of a special committee to study and recommend by Jan. 3 ways to reform the state's workers' compensation system.
The committee will "begin work immediately" according to a press release issued jointly by Senate President John Cullerton
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06/29/2011
accelerated rate. It wasn't until after workers' compensation reform in 2004 that there was a decline in business expansion.If you were to believe the logic of the drum beating pundits workers' compensation reform in California in fact was responsible for an exodus of business not
Category: Industry Insights
01/04/2007
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer vowed to fight "entrenched interests" that are blocking progress on workers' compensation reform during his state-of-the-state address on Wednesday.
Spitzer named workers' compensation reform as a key component of his economic revitalization plan for the state. His
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