Author Angela Underwood has worked as a reporter, feature writer and editor for more than a decade. Her prior roles as Municipal Beat Correspondent with Gannett and Public Information Officer for Toms Rivers government in New Jersey have given her experience on both sides of the political and media fences, making her passionate about policy and the public’s right-to-know.

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CA: TTD Rates to Rise

• 06/21/17

San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) determines the maximum temporary total disability (TTD) rates in California annually. This year, like many other years, ...
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IL to Consider State Fund, But is it a Solution?

• 06/19/17

Springfield, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) — Esquire Eugene Keefe and Illinois Policy Vice President Michael Lucci said the recent proposal for a workers’ compensation state fund is fake. Both ...
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WV Workers' Comp Ruling Gains National Attention

• 06/16/17

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Supreme Court ruling recently denied an inmate workers’ compensation for an injury he sustained participating in state-mandated labor. It has been a ...
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Walmart's Retail Employees to Deliver Packages?

• 06/14/17

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Walmart E-Commerce Business CEO Marc Lore asks readers in a blog “why the big deal” in having employees drop off online orders to customers at their ...
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SD Bad Faith Judgements on Hold Until August

• 06/13/17

Pierre, SD (WorkersCompensation.com) – South Dakota is in waiting as government officials and attorneys alike are stalled until August, when insurance companies will officially be requesting a ...
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Experts Discuss 2017 Workers’ Comp Trends

• 06/12/17

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The only thing that stays the same is that everything is constantly changing. As trends come and go, workers’ compensation experts discuss in detail with ...
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PA Formulary in the Works? The Trials and Tribulations of HB 18

• 06/12/17

LeHeigh Valley, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – HB 18 has been met with some positive feedback, and some challenges.  The Pennsylvania bill adds to recent WorkersCompensation.com coverage of drug ...
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Changes Could Be Underway for OH's Workers' Comp System

• 06/09/17

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Clayton Rep. Mike Henne said he is not married to the name of the bill he introduced this week at an Ohio Statehouse press conference. Since introducing his ...
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OK Workers' Comp Commissioner Challenges Dropped

• 06/09/17

Oklahoma City, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) – The challenge is over. Deputy State Attorney General Megan Tilly will begin her appointment to the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission at the end of ...
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