Vivvo CMS 4.0 WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/files.php?file= http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ CA IC Announces Appointments To WCIRB Governing Committee http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/ca_wcirb_gov_pearson_wick.html News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:01:00 -0500 Oakland, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - Insurance Commissioner Poizner today announced that he has reappointed Lee Pearson, of Rancho Murieta, and Bruce Wick, of San Bernardino, to the OR ID Proposes WC Large Risk Alternative Rating Plans And Large Deductible Provisions Rules http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/or_wc_risk_alt_rating_plans.html News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:05:00 -0500 Portland, OR (CompNewsNetwork) - The Oregon Insurance Division filed proposed rules on the above subject with the Secretary of State on March 5, 2010. OK Senate Passes SJR 66 To Limit WC Attorney's Fees http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/ok_senate_sjr_66.html News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:59:00 -0500 Oklahoma City, OK (CompNewsNetwork) - SJR 66 by Coffee of the Senate and Sullivan of the House was called up for consideration. Senator Laster moved to Nebraska Becomes The 35th State To Codify The $68 Billion PEO Industry http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/napeo_ne_codify_peo.html News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:54:00 -0500 Alexandria, VA - Nebraska State Sen. Abbie Cornett (Bellevue) carried an important bill, LB 579 better known as the 2010 Professional Employer Organization Registration Act, State Fund's 2009 Financial Results http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/state_fund_financial_result.html News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:38:00 -0500 SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- In a report to more than 4,000 California brokerages that do business with State Fund, Doug Stewart, Cal/OSHA Shuts Down Project Citing Inadequate Protection For Workers http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/cal_proj_protection_workers.html News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:35:00 -0500 Riverside, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - Cal/OSHA investigators halted work at a roofing construction site after discovering the employer failed to provide fall protection Statewide Budget Cuts Cause OR DCBS To Close March 19 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/or_dcbs_close_march19.html News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:27:00 -0500 Portland, OR (CompNewsNetwork) - The current recession has reduced state revenues, and has forced the Legislature to make deep cuts. Coping with these cuts includes OSHA Cites Poultry Plant For Workplace Safety And Health Hazards http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/osha_de_poultry.html News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:25:00 -0500 Harbeson, DE (CompNewsNetwork) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the Allen Family Foods Inc. poultry processing Interesting questions about Illinois workers' compensation laws http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/interesting_questions_about_illinois_workers.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:49:14 -0500 We've recently received some good questions that we thought would interest our readers. My daughter was volunteering at a hospital and slipped on a wet floor NYC Settles 9-11 Rescue Workers' Suit for $657.5 Million http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/nyc_settles_9-11_rescue_workers.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:12:00 -0500 A lawsuit, involving over 10,000 9-11 Ground Zero workers, has been reportedly settled for $657.5 reports the NY Times. The case pending in US District WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork