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WCRI Releases New Edition of Medical Price Index for Workers’ Compensation.
More Firefighters Die of Obesity-Related Conditions Than Fighting Fires.
Research Shows Hospital Mergers Lead to Higher Prices.
Ameritox Awarded $14.775M in Unfair Competition Case Against Millennium Laboratories.
OSHA Focuses on Accident Response, Not Injury Prevention Due to Budget Cuts.
AZ: ICA Proposes New Process for Evidence-Based Treatment Guidelines.
CA: Governor Signs AB 326 Workplace Injury Reporting Requirements.
CA: Governor Signs AB 2230 CIGA Assessments.
CA: Cal Chamber Warns Legislative Fixes to Workers Comp Will Generate More Litigation.
CA: Governor Signs SB 1446 to Help Small Employers With ACA Extension.
CA: Questions Arise Over DWP Trusts Designed to Control Workers Comp Costs.
CA: DWC Posts Corrected Spanish Language Time of Hire Pamphlet.
DE: OWC Posts New Workers Comp Benefit Rates Eff. 7-1-2014.
IL: Illinois Residents Leaving in Droves: Report Says 1 Person Every 10 Minutes.
IN: Injured Employee Says Co-Worker’s Comments on Facebook Violated ADA.
IN: Indiana Claims Economy Thriving, Performing Higher Than Illinois.
MA: Federal Judge Enjoins Massachusetts Law Limiting Use of Opioid Zohydro ER.
MA: First Circuit to Rule on Misclassification of Janitorial Franchises.
MI: Teacher Fired for Breaking Up Fight With Broom Files for Workers Comp.
MI: Mitch Albom: Broom-Swinging Teacher Did the Right Thing.
NM: WCA Posts 1Q Insurer Scorecard.
NY: Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Bill.
NY: PTSD Claim Upheld After Being Targeted for Murder by Co-Worker’s Husband.
NY: NY Judge Indicted for Workers Comp Fraud; Claims Attack by Toilet Lid.
NY: Court Affirms PTSD Award to Physician Assistant Threatened by Surgeon.
NY: WCB Chair Proposes Non-Acute Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines.
NY: NYCRIB Raised Workers Comp Rates by 380% Forcing Business to Close.
NY: Lawsuit Alleges Principal Injured by 4th Grader in Physical Attack.
NC: Budget Plans Would Make Industrial Commission Deputies Political Appointees.
OH: BWC Makes Headway on Plans for New Billing System.
OK: 16 State Employees Lose Jobs During Workers Comp Transition.
OK: Ex-WCC Employee Sues Commission Over Loss of Job During Transition.
OK: Governor Reappoints Judge Taylor as Presiding Judge.
OK: WCC Chairman Has High Hopes for Workers Comp Reforms.
OR: Fired SAIF Chief Claims Violation of Open Meetings Laws.
OR: WCD Implements Improved Method for Identifying Valid Employers.
OR: SAIF, Other Agencies Settle With Indian Generic Drug Manufacturer for $2.3M.
PA: OSHA Investigates Death of Temp Worker Buried Alive in Sugar.
SC: Employers Await 7.4 Percent Premium Cut That Kicks in Sept. 1.
TN: New Workers Comp Law Impacts Pro Football Players.
WV: MSHA Inspectors Cite West Virginia Coal Mine for Dozens of Violations.
WY: Proposed Split Plan Would Significantly Change Setting of Premiums.
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