NY Coalition Organized to Beat Drum, Create Attention for Reform

• 03/15/17
• Angela Underwood

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) - A coalition contending that reform must happen in New York’s workers' compensation system is alive and growing.   Signed by more than 60 organizations, from ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 3/15, Wednesday Edition

• 03/15/17
• Dara Barney

1) REMINDER: Upgraded CompNewsNetwork Went Live This Week (Update your bookmarks!) A new and improved news center went live on Monday, March 13, 2017. The upgraded news area features two new sections ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 3/14, Tuesday Edition

• 03/14/17
• Dara Barney

1) REMINDER: Upgraded CompNewsNetwork Went Live This Week (Update your bookmarks!) A new and improved news center went live on Monday, March 13, 2017. The upgraded news area features two new sections ...
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Kentucky: House Bill 296 Looks to Cap Benefits for First Responders

• 03/13/17
• Angela Underwood

Frankfort, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) - While a legislator and lawyer disagree over Kentucky State House Bill 296, some first responders have expressed negative feelings about the proposed ...
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Constitutional Issue with Florida Workers’ Compensation Statute

• 03/13/17
• John Gerboth

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Traditionally, Constitutional issues are not implicated in workers’ compensation law. The Constitution neither guarantees anyone the right to be compensated ...
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Getting the Gig with Workers’ Compensation, Part II

• 03/13/17
• Angela Underwood

(WorkersCompensation.com) - If getting the gig does mean losing workers’ compensation, what does that look like? Last week WorkersCompensation.com reported on When Getting the Gig Means Losing Workers ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 3/13, Monday Edition

• 03/13/17
• Dara Barney

1) Upgraded CompNewsNetwork Goes Live Today A new and improved news center will go live on WorkersCompensation.com mid-day today: Monday, March 13, 2017. The upgraded news area will feature two new sections ...
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Five Things to Catch Up On: 3/12, Weekend Edition

• 03/12/17
• Dara Barney

1) Iowa Workers’ Comp Legislation Gains National Attention House Study Bill 169 and Senate Study Bill 1170 have gained national attention since hitting the legislative floor last week, and according ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 3/10, Friday Edition

• 03/10/17
• Dara Barney

1) IA City Improves Workers' Comp Numbers In a Big Way   Keokuk, Iowa has improved its workers' compensation numbers, according to the city's workers' comp insurance carrier, writes Lauren Zechin of ...
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