Quote of the day
''This doesn't differentiate between a sliced hand in a kitchen or a nail through a finger, or a broken leg, or a piece of machinery falling on you. It runs the whole gamut, from a small injury to a devastating injury.''
Nevada State Sen. Maggie Carlton, D-Las Vegas, about a bill that would mandate drug tests for injured workers who file workers' compensation claims
Bill Proposes Drug Tests for Injured Silver State Workers
Injured Nevada workers could face required drug tests to prevail in insurance disputes if an industry-backed proposal passes. The Nevada Senate Commerce and Labor Committee has heard testimony on SB54, which would change workers’ compensation rules so that any worker who refuses to take a post-accident drug test would be presumed intoxicated. By Joe Mullin, AP via Sparks Tribune
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New York Lawmakers Pass Reform Deal
The New York Assembly and Senate each unanimously pass a bill that will raise the maximum benefit injured workers can collect, while lowering the costs of workers’ comp to business. It does so by capping the recovery period partially disabled workers can collect benefits and cracking down on scofflaw employers. By Jay Gallagher, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Q&A: How Tax Payments Are Determined on Collected Workers’ Comp
Question: Do you pay tax on collected workers’ compensation? By Kate Prahlad, Baltimore Examiner
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Ohio Settles with Time Warner over BWC Loss
The state of Ohio reaches a $144 million settlement with Time Warner Inc., Ohio Attorney General Mark Dann announces. The state sued in 2003 on behalf of five state pension funds and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation that said they lost $400 million when Time Warner’s stock fell dramatically after the 2001 deal in which it was acquired by America Online. WTOP Radio (Washington, D.C.) [With Photo] Go to the Full Story…
Locomotive Engineers Sue for Job-Related Injuries
A St. Louis personal injury firm files two Federal Employers’ Liability Act lawsuits in St. Clair County, Ill., on behalf of locomotive engineers who claim job-related injuries. By Ann Knef, St. Clair Record
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S.C. County Recognized for Risk Management Program
In trying to cut workers’ compensation insurance premiums and payouts over the past two years, Spartanburg County, S.C., wins statewide recognition for developing an original risk management software program. By Monica Mercer, Go Upstate (Spartanburg, S.C.)
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Blogworld: Tort Reform and Workers’ Comp
Some young lawyers, and many of corporate executives, insurance lawyers, and corporate counsel, may have forgotten that the workers’ compensation program was implemented as a tort reform measure. Kentucky Law Blog via Tort Deform
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