Shelley Kessler and Nicholas Roxborough were reappointed to four-year terms on the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation.
Nicholas Roxborough
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The California Assembly voted to send the governor bills that would modify eligibility requirements for second-injury fund claims and give workers at state hospitals a
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The California Senate unanimously approved Assembly amendments to bills dealing with contractor coverage requirements and safety standards for silica exposure and manufactured stone.
The Senate
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The California Senate passed bills that would extend the heart trouble presumption to certain state hospital workers and presume that heat injuries are compensable for
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The Actuarial Committee for the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will discuss strategies for more quickly identifying trends with cumulative trauma claims during
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The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services said employers will pay an average of 3.3% less for workers’ compensation coverage next year.
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The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations announced that it has adopted the Official Disability Guidelines Drug Formulary, joining 12 states that use the tool for managing
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The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division recommends lowering the Workers' Benefit Fund Assessment to 1.8 cents per hour from 2 cents per hour.
The assessment pays for
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A bill that would have allowed California providers to use independent review to challenge contractual discounts applied to bills was amended to instead require payers to
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The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an employer was not entitled to relief from a default judgment against it on a worker’s civil action brought
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