Five Things You Need to Know: 10/19, Thursday Edition

• 10/19/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) PA: Is HB 1840 a ‘Protz Workers’ Compensation Fix?’ A new workers’ comp bill has been introduced in Pennsylvania’s House of ...
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Undocumented, and Unprotected? In AZ, a Worker’s Status is (Usually) 'Not Relevant' After a Claim is Filed

• 10/18/17
• Phil Yacuboski

This is the next article in WorkersCompensation.com's “Undocumented, and Unprotected?” series, as our writers explore what is it like to be an undocumented worker in the U.S., and what ...
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NATIONAL: Gig Economy Embraces Older Workers Over Millennials

• 10/18/17
• Liz Carey

Palo Alto, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new study on the gig economy shows that companies are more likely to hire older workers as contract labor than millennials, and that older workers are the ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 10/18, Wednesday Edition

• 10/18/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) FL: Public Hearing on Comp Rates to Take Place Oct. 18 “The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) will conduct a public hearing to discuss ...
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Comp and Cannabis: Will SQ 788 Be Enough to Legalize Medicinal Marijuana in OK?

• 10/17/17
• Dara Barney

This is the next article in WorkersCompensation.com's “Comp and Cannabis” series, as Editor Dara Barney explores medical marijuana legislation state-by-state, and what it means ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 10/17, Tuesday Edition

• 10/17/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) KS: Another State to See a Comp Rate Decrease Next Year  “…The National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. (NCCI) filing for the 2018 ...
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LA: Natural Gas Rig Explodes; At Least Seven Workers Injured

• 10/16/17
• Liz Carey

Kenner, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An explosion on a natural gas drilling platform in Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans has sent seven workers to the hospital and left authorities questioning ...
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AR: Fallout from CAAIR Reports? 'Too Early to Tell'

• 10/16/17
• Liz Carey

Little Rock, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) – It’s too early to tell what the fallout will be for a drug treatment program in Oklahoma following an investigative report that likened the ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 10/16, Monday Edition

• 10/16/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) MT to See $40M in Workers’ Comp Dividends “Montana’s state-mandated workers’ compensation insurance fund announced Tuesday that it ...
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