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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Pinnacol Board Elects Akasha Absher as Chair

  • State: Colorado
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Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance announced that its board of directors elected Akasha Absher as its chairwoman.

Akasha Absher

Absher is co-president and head

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Amendments Limit COVID Bill to School Workers, Revise Poster Requirements

  • State: California
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A bill proposing to require employers to ensure that workers who test positive for COVID-19 are excluded from the workplace was amended to apply only

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Governor Signs Bill Criminalizing Premium Fraud

  • State: Oregon
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek enacted a bill that immediately made it a misdemeanor for employers to submit false payroll reports to reduce their workers’ compensation

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

WCD Posts List of Carriers, Self-Insurers Required to Report Medical Payments

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division posted a revised list of carriers and self-insured employers that are required to report medical bill payment data.

The division

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Friday, March 29, 2024

Governor Signs Employer Fraud Bill

  • State: Oregon
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Wednesday signed into law legislation that creates criminal penalties for employers that falsify payroll records to lower workers' compensation premiums.

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Friday, March 29, 2024

State OSHA Fines Construction Company for Repeated Safety Violations

  • State: Oregon
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Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Bend-based construction company more than $103,00 for repeatedly failing to protect workers from fall hazards.

Sky Ridge Construction LLC

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

WCIRB Webinar to Cover Impact of Employee Tenure on Frequency

  • State: California
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is holding a webinar April 18 to discuss results from a study of the impact of employee

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

DWC Posts 2nd Quarter Adjustments to OMFS

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order updating the physician and nonphysician practitioner section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Amended Bill Would Tap Revolving Fund to Pay for Heat Injury Presumption

  • State: California
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A one-time transfer of $5 million from the Workers’ Compensation Administration Revolving Fund would be used to establish an account to cover administrative costs associated

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

DA: Former City Worker Stole More Than $627,000 With Phony Comp Audits

  • State: California
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A former human resources worker in San Francisco allegedly stole more than $627,000 from the city’s self-insured workers’ compensation fund by using a fake business

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