The WI Senate Labor and Regulatory Reform Committee has scheduled a public hearing on Senate Bill 665, the agreed-bill from the Worker’s Compensation Advisory Council that contains a medical fee schedule for worker’s compensation injuries . The hearing is set for February 14 at 10:00 a.m. in room 411 South of the state capitol. MWFPA […]
The House approved a sweeping budget deal early this morning that would fund the government through March 23, sending legislation to President Trump that would end a brief shutdown of the government that began at midnight. The Senate had earlier passed the measure 71-28. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has started the procedural hurdles […]
The WI Senate Labor and Regulatory Reform Committee has scheduled a public hearing on Senate Bill 665, the agreed-bill from the Worker’s Compensation Advisory Council that contains a medical fee schedule for worker’s compensation injuries . The hearing is set for February 14 at 10:00 a.m. in room 411 South of the state capitol. MWFPA […]
IL Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered his fourth State of the State address in Springfield on Wednesday, issuing a call for bipartisanship among lawmakers to improve the state’s financial standing through economic growth. He did not provide any specific proposals for achieving economic development. He also said expressed a desire to roll back income taxes. […]
The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers are formally acting to delay the effective date of the Obama-era “waters of the U.S.” rule by two years to give the Trump administration time to implement a replacement. The Supreme Court essentially forced the administration to delay the effective date by ruling that the appeals court that originally put […]
WI Gov. Scott Walker gave his eighth State of the State Address Wednesday. In addition to playing up the state’s successes, he urged lawmakers to overhaul welfare rules and approve both a child tax credit and a proposal to make health care affordable to all. The cost of the child care credits is expected to […]
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue made it clear Wednesday that the Administration wants significant changes in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. Read more from AgriPulse.
Ahead of a congressional hearing today, FDA announced that it is releasing a draft guidance that will speed the issuance of calls and spell out what should be in company warnings to consumers. The guidance also advises companies on when FDA would issue its own warnings to consumers. The guidance will apply to animal and […]
Thursday on a bill that would reform the state’s civil liability statutes to lower litigation costs for Wisconsin businesses. Among other provisions, AB 773 would improve Wisconsin’s litigation climate by establishing requirements for discovery to prevent litigants from abusing the discovery process or engaging in “fishing […] via WI Legislative Panel Hears Tort Reform Package — MWFPA […]
Recently, the WI Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) started to revise rules regulating food processing standards in the state and to incorporate new federal requirements to improve the nation’s food safety system. MWFPA’s Food Science and Technology Committee has reviewed the proposed rule changes and provided its comments for submission by MWFPA […] […]