Tagged in: legislation

Governor Signs Off On Tweaks To Post-Reform Bills

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger showed some flexibility as well as some muscle in judging workers’ comp legislation passed this session. He held firm to California’s reform on permanent disability, nixing proposed benefits increases. But he also signed bills relaxing requirements related to the medical utilization schedule and temporary disability. By signing legislation that tweaks previous workers’ … Read More »

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News Digest 5/10/2007

New Legislation Gives SCIF Room to Grow – A Lot Two bills that would affect State Fund greatly pass out of the Assembly Insurance Committee. Get all the details on … Read More »

Worker’s Comp Roundup

Hawaii Legislation Puts Screws to Employers The Hawaii legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit employers from ceasing workers’ comp payments during disputes with injured workers, and they would be prohibited from recovering those payments if they win their case. The bill, HB 854, now sits on the governor’s desk awaiting his signature. In … Read More »

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News Digest 4/12/2007

Political Ball Bounces at Workers’ Comp Reform Three worrisome pieces of legislation are up this session, all aimed at different parts of recent workers’ comp reform. Whether the bills are … Read More »

News Digest 3/6/2007

North Dakota Reps Vote Down Altered Bill North Dakota state representatives overwhelmingly reject legislation that began as an attempt to restore the governor’s control over the state’s workers’ compensation agency. … Read More »

Industry: Arnold’s 24-Hour Care Plan Needs Work

The industry is greeting with a combination of angst, anticipation and caution the 24-hour health care pilot program in California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s sweeping health care proposal. Workers’ comp veterans, with a sense of deja vu, say that many of the impediments to 24-hour care that existed when the concept was last trumpeted 13 years … Read More »

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Workers’ Comp Roundup (2)

Reform Bill Slides Through Delaware Legislature The Delaware legislature went into overdrive last week, passing legislation that could shave as much as $43 million a year off workers’ comp costs. The bill was passed in less than a week and signed immediately by Governor Ruth Ann Minne. The legislation represents the largest move to improve … Read More »

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Minor Workers’ Comp Issues Surface

Although California’s 2007 legislative session doesn’t start for another few weeks, some workers’ comp issues already have made headway. No major issues have surfaced, but a few smaller ones have. They include a new bill on acupuncture and resurrection of a bill killed last year that would allow collection agencies to buy debts owed to … Read More »

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