News Digest 9/19/2008
Study: Kansans Benefits Lag Behind Cost of Living Workers’ compensation payments to injured Kansans lag far behind the increasing cost of living, according to a new study. By Scott Rothschild, …
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News Digest 7/29/2008
Oregon: Emergency Rule ‘Shrouded in Secrecy’ In Oregon, to engineer a major change in how doctors are paid to treat injured workers, state officials acted under pressure from a private …
News Digest 7/21/2008
Controversial Beehive State Law Hinges Benefits on Behavior Only law-abiding injured workers may collect worker’s compensation benefits in Utah, as a result of a new law that took effect this …
News Digest 6/13/2008
Will Celebrity Circus Performers Collect Workers’ Comp? Even circus performers get injured on the job, which a few of the celebs on a new reality show discovered. But will the …
News Digest 5/14/2008
Maryland Court: Injured Worker Waited Too Long to Renew Claim A labor and employment statute described as “a hotbed of litigation” may head to Maryland’s highest court after the Court …
News Digest 1/29/2008
Workers’ Comp Personal Data Breach Triggers Concern Personal data on injured workers held by the Newfoundland and Labrador Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission, as well as justice department files …
News Digest 1/23/2008
Wyoming Advocates Want System to Cowboy Up for Workers Last year, Wyoming’s workers’ compensation program paid out about $121 million in benefits to injured workers and, as of November, the …
News Digest 1/11/2008
Bakersfield Pipeline Blast Victims Sue for Negligence Three workers who were injured in a February, 2007 pipeline explosion near Bakersfield file a negligence lawsuit against Occidental Petroleum, claiming they are …