Workers’ Comp Executive Exclusive The long awaited deal between big labor and big business to cut workers’ comp costs while raising benefits for injured workers is reportedly at hand, but those close to the negotiations are waiting until it is out in bill form before commenting in detail. Still, they say the final provisions shouldn’t …
The new Legislature is wasting no time in introducing bills after being sworn in last week. And workers’ comp is right at the front of the line. Amy Brown, a lobbyist with Dimare, Va Vleck & Brown, tells the California Workers’ Comp Defense Attorneys Association that 26 new legislators are flooding Sacramento, and with this …
Poizner Is Silver Lining for Golden State GOP While the Democrats still control both houses of the California Legislature, there is a silver lining for the California GOP: Gov. Schwarzenegger …
Wyoming Legislators Mull Worker-Friendly System Changes After listening to two days of testimony, the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee devises a list of possible areas …
Garden State Lawmakers Mull Workers’ Comp in Response to Series The New Jersey Legislature returns with a slate of more than a dozen committees taking on issues that include workers’ …
Editorial: Sooner State Senate Should OK Workers’ Comp Judges The Oklahoma Legislature is considering whether to give Oklahomans the chance to vote on whether the governor’s appointments and reappointments to …
The 2008 session of the California Legislature does not lend itself to significant legislation on workers’ comp issues. The Legislature will be preoccupied with trying to deal with a $14 …
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 …