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NIOSH Research Improves Equipment Design to Help Protect Firefighters.
Congressman Wants to Help Gig Economy Survive, Protect On-Demand Worker Rights.
Bipartisan Legislation Unveiled for Medicare Secondary Payer, Workers Comp Settlements.
AIA Supports Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Administration of Workers Comp Set-Asides.
Obama Signs Bill to Remove Social Security Numbers From Medicare Cards.
College of Workers’ Comp Lawyers Announces 2014 Law Student Writing Contest Winner.
AK: Governor Signs HB 178 Extension to Revise List of Workers Comp Medical Fees.
CA: WCIRB C&R Posts Agenda for June 10 Meeting.
CA: WCIRB Governing Committee Posts Agenda for June 10 Meeting.
CA: DWC Issues First 15-Day Comment Period for QME Regulations.
CA: CHSWC Posts IMR, MTUS Presentation From June 4 Meeting.
CA: 1st DCA Sets Oral Argument for Sept. 30 in Stevens Constitutionality Case.
CA: Governor Appoints Hassid as Deputy Director, Legislation & Policy at DIR.
CA: State Fund Names Margie Lariviere as General Counsel.
CA: Ins. Commissioner Appoints New Head of Dept. of Ins. Law Enforcement Branch.
CA: Senate Passes SB 140 e-Cigarette Regulation.
CO: Pinnacol to Expand Into Other States, Launch Employee Wellness Business.
FL: Court Says Judge Should Have Disqualified Himself for Bias.
ID: IC Posts NCCI Rates for 2015.
ID: IC Posts 2014 Annual Report.
IN: WCB Posts 2015 Self-Insurance Application and Guidelines.
IA: Complaints That Branstad Administration Unethically Influenced ALJs Now Resolved.
IL: Governor Decries Workers Comp Reforms Approved by House.
IL: Governor Appoints Joseph Wright as Medical Marijuana Director.
KS: DOL Updates Practice and Procedure Guide.
MA: The Republican Launches Series on Opioid Crisis.
NV: Governor Signs SB 231 Physician Dispensing Limit, Intoxication Burden of Proof.
NV: Governor Signs SB 232 Subrogation Rights.
NV: Bill to Adopt AMA Guides Sixth Dies Due to Strong Opposition.
NY: WCB Proposes Rules as Part of Business Process Reengineering Project.
NJ: NJCRIB Posts 2014 Annual Report.
ND: Air Ambulance Company Sues WSI, Health Dept. Over New Laws.
OK: WCC Posts 5/26/2015 Meeting Minutes on Appeals.
OR: NFIB Director Warns HB 2764 Could Raise Rates by Five Percent.
SC: NCCI Explains 1.9% Loss Cost Filing Increase.
TN: Lawmaker Says Opt Out Bill Amended, Set for Passage Next Session.
TN: Supreme Court to Hear Oral Argument in Workers Comp Surcharges Case.
TX: Governor Signs SB 653 Burial Benefit Increase.
TX: Governor Signs SB 339 Medical Marijuana for Seizure, Epilepsy Patients.
TX: DWC Releases Educational Video for Transition to ICD-10 Code Sets.
WI: Lawmakers Throw Out Governor’s Proposal to Transfer WC Agency Functions.
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