CompNewsNetwork News: CA DWC Announces New Search Tool for Independent Bill Review (IBR) Decisions San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has added an easy-to-use search tool to help the public find Independent Bill Review read more ... Posted on: September 30, 2016, 7:30 am Teachable moment: Cleveland Woman Falsifies Student Status, Must Repay BWC $54,000 Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) - A Cleveland woman pleaded guilty Monday to workers' compensation fraud after investigators found she deceived the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation read more ... Posted on: September 29, 2016, 7:53 pm Governor Brown Vetoes SCIF Executive Hiring Law Sacramento, CA - Governor Brown vetoed SB 1451 by Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia). This proposed law would have allowed the State Compensation Insurance Fund board read more ... Posted on: September 28, 2016, 9:06 am New Law Limits Employment Litigation - Law and Forum Sacramento, CA - Governor Brown signed SB 1241 by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) which limits employment contract restrictions on choice of law and forum. As read more ... Posted on: September 28, 2016, 9:01 am Lifesaving Heroes to be Honored at WA Governor's Safety and Health Conference Spokane, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Whether saving workers from electrical fires, rescuing a family from a sinking boat in Lake Chelan or administering the Heimlich maneuver, read more ... Posted on: September 28, 2016, 8:49 am Safety Report Shows Decline of Workplace Injuries in Ohio Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors was briefed during yesterday's meeting of its Medical Services and Safety read more ... Posted on: September 28, 2016, 8:46 am 23-Year-Old MO Worker Succumbs to Fatal Heat Stroke in 110-Degree Weather Poplar Bluff, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) - Federal investigators have cited an Indiana landscaping company in the death of a 23-year-old ground crewman who died after being read more ... Posted on: September 28, 2016, 8:41 am + Get More

From Bob's Cluttered Desk: Notes From Florida Workers' Compensation Summit (National Conversation) Released I will be the first to tell you that those of us engaged in coordinating the Workers’ Compensation Summit have been completely overwhelmed the past read more ... Posted on: September 27, 2016, 8:52 am New Reports in October: Are the Feds Positioning to Oversee Workers’ Comp? There has been a lot of speculation in our industry about the Federal Government's appetite for intervening in the world of workers’ compensation. While most read more ... Posted on: September 25, 2016, 9:27 pm Hypocrisy Alert - Union Fights Unionization of Union Organizers I love a good conundrum, especially when it highlights sheer hypocrisy. Most people are aware of the ongoing protests this past year regarding the “Fight read more ... Posted on: September 19, 2016, 7:29 am + Get More Seminars and Training Access Our National Conference Calendar