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Employer Reps Say Wage Theft Unintentional Due to Complex Regulations.
Obese Workers Cost Employers $4K More in Health-Related Costs Each Year.
NIOSH Center for Workers Comp Studies Seeks to Reduce Risk of Opioid Dependence.
CA: Governor Signs AB 1035 Extension of Time for Filing Firefighter Death Benefits.
CA: Speaker of Assembly Appoints New Commissioner to CHSWC.
CA: WCAB/DWC Changes Stipulations, DOR, Doc Separator Sheet.
CA: DWC to Hold Public Hearing for MTUS Regulations.
CA: DWC to Hold Public Hearing for Proposed Copy Service Fee Schedule.
CA: 500 CEO’s Rank California as Worst State in Nation for Businesses.
CO: DWC Posts Notice to Decrease Premium Surcharge Rate.
DE: Governor Applauds Task Force’s Workers’ Comp Recommendations.
FL: DWC Proposes Rule re Stop Work Orders Against Successor Corporations.
IN: WCRI Study Indicates Hospital Outpatient Costs Increased 51 Percent.
IN: Northwest Indiana Seeks to Lure Businesses From Chicago.
LA: Louisiana Continues High Rate of Narcotic Use Than Typical States.
ME: MEMIC Appoints 3 Senior Underwriters in VA, MD, FL.
MN: DLI to Publish Notice of Intent to Adopt Spinal Cord Stimulators, Drug Pump Rules.
MN: DLI Wraps Up 2014 Legislative Changes.
NE: Attorney Seeks to Rein in OSHA Investigations.
NV: WCS Warns PPD Evaluations Not Interchangeable With IMEs.
NY: Insurance Group Urges Lawmakers to Pass SB 7268/AB9224 Notice of Renewals.
NY: New York Continues High Rate of Narcotic Use Than Typical States.
OH: Court Rules BWC Overcharged Premiums to Thousands of Employers.
PA: Political, Labor Leaders Decry Lack of Enforcement of Construction Misclassification Laws.
TN: LWD Appoints Eight Judges to Newly Formed Workers Comp Court.
TN: Businesses Get Ready for Workers’ Comp Changes in July 2014.
TX: Lawmakers Consider More Regulation to Address Wage Theft in Construction Industry.
TX: DWC Posts Procedural Change re Scheduling Orders at Initial Benefit Review Conferences.
WV: High Court Rules Man’s Lung Cancer Caused by Smoking, Not Abestos.
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