Quote of the day
"[D]on't screw this one up."
North Dakota State Rep. George Keiser, R-Bismarck regarding a bill backed by North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance that would make changes to the workers' comp system
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Leave Comp Bill Alone, Admonishes North Dakota Legislator
North Dakotans who claim workers’ compensation will benefit from a House bill that corrects parts of current state law if legislators and injured workers’ advocates refrain from trying to amend certain portions, including a section that bars workers from appealing. The bill’s sponsor says such ideas should go into new bills. By Janell Cole, the Forum (Fargo, N.D.)
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Public Gets Chance to Comment on Delaware Reform Bill
Delaware state senators working on a bill that would reform the state’s expensive workers’ compensation system, after initially planning to fast-track it to the state House this week, slow the process so the public can review and comment on the bill. It was scheduled for a hearing yesterday before the Senate Small Business Committee and will come up for a Senate vote on Tuesday. By Patrick Johnson and Eric Ruth, News Journal (Wilmington, Del.) [With Photo] Go to the Full Story…
More Than 1,700 Mountain State Employers Lose Coverage
West Virginia’s exclusive workers’ compensation insurer BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. says it cancelled 1,722 workers’ compensation insurance policies, representing about $5.4 million in premiums, on Jan. 1 due to nonpayment. But some businesses say the cancellations are ultimately the insurer’s fault. By George Hohmann, Charleston Daily Mail
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Commentary: Employers Should Accommodate Disabled Workers
In the wake of a federal judge’s ruling that that an employer can face suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act by an injured former employee whom the employer denied the opportunity to perform a light-duty job, a Georgia management employment lawyer has strong advice for employers who have a “fully healed” provision in their employee handbooks. By Bill Clifton, Macon Telegraph
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Florida Firm Announces Deal with Keystone State Insurer
Bradenton, Fla.-based Employee Leasing Solutions, a professional employer organization, announces its deal with a Pennsylvania’s GUARD Insurance Group, to provide workers’ compensation coverage for clients. Bradenton Herald
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Missouri Bill Sponsor Lauds Judge’s Decision
The sponsor of the Missouri’s 2005 workers’ comp reform bill expresses satisfaction with a judge’s ruling that struck down unions’ constitutional challenge to the law. By Steve Walsh, Missourinet [With Audio] Go to the Full Story…
Saskatchewan Appeals Court Rules for Whistleblower
A Regina Iron Workers Union bookkeeper who was fired after she reported irregular expense claims by union officials is hoping a favorable decision by Saskatchewan’s highest court marks the end of her six-year battle. The union had asked the court to set aside a compensation package, saying the bookkeeper had been collecting maximum benefits under workers’ compensation for more than five years. CBC News
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