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WSI bill payments backlogged
FARGO — Glitches in implementing a new computer system for the North Dakota workers’ comp program have produced a backlog of payments to medical providers that once topped $15.5 million.
Monday, June, 18, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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FARGO — Glitches in implementing a new computer system for the North Dakota workers’ comp program have produced a backlog of payments to medical providers that once topped $15.5 million.
Monday, June, 18, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Workers comp whistleblower claims agency retaliated
An employee of the North Dakota workers’ compensation agency who blew the whistle on suspected wrongdoing is alleging she has suffered retaliation.
Tuesday, July, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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An employee of the North Dakota workers’ compensation agency who blew the whistle on suspected wrongdoing is alleging she has suffered retaliation.
Tuesday, July, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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ND Workforce Safety ends computer vendor contract
North Dakota's workers’ compensation agency has ended a contract with a company that failed to complete a computer system overhaul.
Thursday, January, 10, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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North Dakota's workers’ compensation agency has ended a contract with a company that failed to complete a computer system overhaul.
Thursday, January, 10, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Deadline extended for WSI board
The coordinating committee charged with nominating candidates to represent employers on the Workforce Safety & Insurance Board of Directors has extended the application deadline.
Saturday, October, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Business
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The coordinating committee charged with nominating candidates to represent employers on the Workforce Safety & Insurance Board of Directors has extended the application deadline.
Saturday, October, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Business
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WSI Board seeks new members
A coordinating committee outlined in the North Dakota Century Code Chapter 65-02-03.1, is seeking employer representative candidates to fill vacant seats on the Workforce Safety & Insurance Board of Directors. On Dec. 31, terms will expire for four employer members of the Workforce Safety & Insurance board of Directors.
Saturday, October, 13, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Business
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A coordinating committee outlined in the North Dakota Century Code Chapter 65-02-03.1, is seeking employer representative candidates to fill vacant seats on the Workforce Safety & Insurance Board of Directors. On Dec. 31, terms will expire for four employer members of the Workforce Safety & Insurance board of Directors.
Saturday, October, 13, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Business
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Bill would eliminate pain as evidence for WSI benefits
Legislation would eliminate pain as medical evidence of an injury that would qualify for worker’s compensation benefits for certain claims. The bill is backed by Workforce Safety and Insurance, the state workers’ compensation program in North Dakota, but is opposed by lawyers who represent injured workers.
Friday, January, 25, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Legislation would eliminate pain as medical evidence of an injury that would qualify for worker’s compensation benefits for certain claims. The bill is backed by Workforce Safety and Insurance, the state workers’ compensation program in North Dakota, but is opposed by lawyers who represent injured workers.
Friday, January, 25, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Critics: Amended bill would ‘gut’ WSI reform
A bill intended to strengthen the opinion of a worker’s treating doctor in evaluating a workers’ compensation claim has been amended in a way that could require a hearing officer to discard the treating doctor’s opinion.
Tuesday, April, 02, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A bill intended to strengthen the opinion of a worker’s treating doctor in evaluating a workers’ compensation claim has been amended in a way that could require a hearing officer to discard the treating doctor’s opinion.
Tuesday, April, 02, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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WSI pain bill ignores science, medicine
Legislation that is mostly under the radar at the North Dakota Legislature is shaping up to be anti-medical science and anti-older worker. Workforce Safety & Insurance, the state workers’ compensation agency, is pushing a measure that would reclassify pain as it affects workplace injuries and as pain might be a determining factor in claims decisions.
Wednesday, March, 27, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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Legislation that is mostly under the radar at the North Dakota Legislature is shaping up to be anti-medical science and anti-older worker. Workforce Safety & Insurance, the state workers’ compensation agency, is pushing a measure that would reclassify pain as it affects workplace injuries and as pain might be a determining factor in claims decisions.
Wednesday, March, 27, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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WSI board seeking new members
North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency is looking for new members for its board of directors.
Saturday, October, 06, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency is looking for new members for its board of directors.
Saturday, October, 06, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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N.D. workers’ comp second opinions again under scrutiny
FARGO — Tim Lambertson has fought a long legal battle to keep from seeing the doctor.
Monday, March, 25, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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FARGO — Tim Lambertson has fought a long legal battle to keep from seeing the doctor.
Monday, March, 25, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Worker’s compensation struggles with claims system
— North Dakota’s workers’ compensation program continues to grapple with a computer system that has cost millions of dollars to implement and produced a backlog in paying medical bills.
Wednesday, January, 09, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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— North Dakota’s workers’ compensation program continues to grapple with a computer system that has cost millions of dollars to implement and produced a backlog in paying medical bills.
Wednesday, January, 09, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Calif. mayor puts lock-picking class in newsletter
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of a California city struggling with a spike in burglaries and other crimes is apologizing for promoting a class about how to pick locks in her newsletter.
Thursday, February, 28, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of a California city struggling with a spike in burglaries and other crimes is apologizing for promoting a class about how to pick locks in her newsletter.
Thursday, February, 28, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Oil work is dangerous by nature
It comes as no surprise that workplace deaths are up in North Dakota’s booming Oil Patch. The rapid increase in oil and gas activity has put unprecedented stress on all aspects of life in oil country. The changes include job classifications that are by their very nature more dangerous than other jobs. And there are more of those kinds of jobs than ever before. It follows, therefore, that there will be more deaths and injuries. That’s not a rap on the industry but rather recognition of the unique hazards of working in the oil fields.
Thursday, December, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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It comes as no surprise that workplace deaths are up in North Dakota’s booming Oil Patch. The rapid increase in oil and gas activity has put unprecedented stress on all aspects of life in oil country. The changes include job classifications that are by their very nature more dangerous than other jobs. And there are more of those kinds of jobs than ever before. It follows, therefore, that there will be more deaths and injuries. That’s not a rap on the industry but rather recognition of the unique hazards of working in the oil fields.
Thursday, December, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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ND workers' comp handling more out-of-state claims
The boom in the western North Dakota oil patch has led to a workload increase for the state's workers’ compensation agency.
Thursday, April, 25, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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The boom in the western North Dakota oil patch has led to a workload increase for the state's workers’ compensation agency.
Thursday, April, 25, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Danger at work: Oil Patch incidents push rise in workplace deaths
North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency is offering safety training to companies in the state’s booming Oil Patch, an effort to decrease job-related deaths and injuries happening most often to employees with less than a year on the job, officials said.
Thursday, December, 20, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency is offering safety training to companies in the state’s booming Oil Patch, an effort to decrease job-related deaths and injuries happening most often to employees with less than a year on the job, officials said.
Thursday, December, 20, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Editorial: Bravo to effort to help out victims’ families
The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos and a buffalo chip this week:
Saturday, January, 12, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos and a buffalo chip this week:
Saturday, January, 12, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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N.D. judge pleased by parts of disciplinary finding
A district judge who was disciplined by the North Dakota Supreme Court said she was pleased by the court’s conclusion that she did not deliberately withhold evidence when she prosecuted the state’s former workers compensation director.
Wednesday, August, 22, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A district judge who was disciplined by the North Dakota Supreme Court said she was pleased by the court’s conclusion that she did not deliberately withhold evidence when she prosecuted the state’s former workers compensation director.
Wednesday, August, 22, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Bravo to stronger security for schools
The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos and buffalo chips this week:
Saturday, April, 06, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos and buffalo chips this week:
Saturday, April, 06, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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Bill expands child care capacity, funding
Child care facilities will be able to take on more children, and families will be in a better position to afford child care with a bill passed Tuesday.
Wednesday, May, 01, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Child care facilities will be able to take on more children, and families will be in a better position to afford child care with a bill passed Tuesday.
Wednesday, May, 01, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Bill would affect how pain affects comp claims
FARGO — Proponents say a bill being considered in the state Legislature seeks to clarify North Dakota workers’ compensation law regarding how pain and pre-existing injuries affect claims decisions.
Monday, March, 25, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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FARGO — Proponents say a bill being considered in the state Legislature seeks to clarify North Dakota workers’ compensation law regarding how pain and pre-existing injuries affect claims decisions.
Monday, March, 25, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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