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Cuomo: Workers’ Comp Reform to Bring $800M Savings to N.Y. Employers

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this week that employers in the state are poised to save some $800 million annually, thanks to reforms in the state workers’ compensation system that were included in the recently passed state budget. At …

Oklahoma Agents Group Seeks Questions for Workers’ Comp Panel

The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma is requesting members to submit questions for a panel discussion on proposed changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system. IIAO will host a panel to discuss recently proposed legislation, Senate Bill 1062, at the …

Oklahoma Senate Panel Approves Workers’ Comp Change

A bill to convert Oklahoma’s Workers’ Compensation Court into an administrative system cleared its first hurdle and is now headed to the full Senate for consideration. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8-2 for the 260-page Administrative Workers’ Compensation Act by …

Washington Senate Passes Workers’ Comp Bills

The Republican-controlled Washington state Senate passed three contentious measures intended to save businesses money by changing workers’ compensation rules. Senate Bill 5128 would overhaul the “compromise-and-release” settlement agreement system for injured workers first approved by the Legislature in 2011. Both …

Oklahoma State Senators Look to Arkansas for Workers’ Comp Answers

Oklahoma Senators Anthony Sykes and Josh Brecheen are looking to Arkansas for ideas for reforming their states’ workers’ compensation system. Workers’ compensation reform is among the top priorities in the Oklahoma Senate. Sykes and Brecheen traveled to visit with Arkansas …

Mississippi Lawmakers Pass Workers’ Compensation Changes Backed by Employers

Mississippi legislators offered sharply different views of a bill they passed Monday to change the way compensation is awarded to workers injured on the job, or to survivors of those killed at work. If Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signs the …