Workers' Compensation News
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Hearings Officer Orders LGC to Repay $53.4 Million in Surplus
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08/20/2012
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State: NH | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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The New Hampshire Local Government Center (LGC) has been ordered to repay $53.4 million in money funneled from its health insurance plan to shore up an ailing workers' compensation pool and to reorganize its insurance plans under separate governing boards.Hearings officer Donald E. M...Read More
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Heavy Equipment Operator Fined after Worker Injury
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08/17/2012
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State: MA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed fines of $91,000 against a Massachusetts heavy equipment operator after a crane struck a power line and injured a worker in March.OSHA said in a press release on Thursday that inspectors cited Barletta Heavy Division ...Read More
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Hearing Canceled, but Reform Work Continues
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08/15/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefThe California Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations canceled an informational hearing on workers’ compensation reform that was scheduled for this afternoon, but work ...Read More
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Hawaii Electric Pays $50,000 Settle EEOC Suit
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08/15/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Hawaii Electric Company Inc. will pay $50,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit for denying an employee a meter reader position because of an eye condition, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Tuesday.The EEOC said that the employee has a congeni...Read More
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High Court Declines Review of TD Claim for 20-Year-Old Injury
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08/15/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday summarily declined review of a steel worker's claim that he was totally disabled by an injury to his neck two decades ago. The case was Cytemp Specialty Steel v. WCAB (Crisman), No. 162 WAL 2012. ...Read More
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Hospitals Question Latest DWC Plan for Outpatient Fees
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08/09/2012
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe Florida Hospital Association challenged the data the state Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) plans to use for its new outpatient fee schedule on Wednesday and said hospita...Read More
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High Ct: No Error in Stacking only 2 of 4 Injuries
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08/09/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: ME | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A hearing officer did not err by declining to "stack" an injured worker's successive shoulder injuries to increase his degree of permanent impairment to a level that would have qualified him for benefits for the duration of his disability, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled in a 5-2 decision...Read More
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Health Center Cited for Tuberculosis Exposure
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08/09/2012
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a Hartford, Conn., health center for three serious violations of workplace health standards in connection with confirmed cases of tuberculosis.OSHA said it inspected Charter Oak Health Center in February after receiving ...Read More
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Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility Draws $126,000 in Fines
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08/09/2012
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued 11 citations, with fines totaling $126,000, to Heritage-WTI, Inc., a hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility in East Liverpool, Ohio, for alleged violations, including failing to review and annually certify operating procedures for...Read More
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