Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Holding Labor Law Workshop on Sept. 25
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09/12/2014
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries will hold a free workshop at its Port Angeles office later this month for employers who don’t yet have a full understanding of their rights and responsibilities under the state’s labor laws.
Participants will learn about ...Read More
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Legislators Used Physician-Dispensing Study to Pursue Reform, Had Mixed Results
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09/11/2014
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A study released in May that shows injured workers who receive medications directly from their physicians miss more time from work has been used by legislators in at least four states in attempts to reform the process, researchers said during a webinar Wednesday.
However, the success of p...Read More
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Labor Dept. Adopts Contractor Misclassification Rules
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09/10/2014
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Illinois Labor Department has adopted regulations requiring construction companies to report workers they classify as independent contractors and set up an investigations and hearings process for accused violators.
The procedures were mandated by Public Acts 98-105 and 98-106, which s...Read More
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LASIE Advanced Comp Course Scheduled for Sept. 15
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08/29/2014
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Source: Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Lousiana Association of Self Insured Employers’ Workers’ Compensation Academy will hold its Advanced Workers’ Compensation Course on Sept. 15 at the Bankers Center, 5555 Bankers Avenue in Baton Rouge.
The course will focus on workers’ compensation guidelines, p...Read More
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Leavitt Group Hires Commercial Accounts Manager, Agents
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08/29/2014
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Leavitt Group has hired a commercial accounts manager in Choteau and three agents for its office in Billings, Montana.
Kristina Murphy has joined the agency as a commercial account manager in Choteau. Her experience in the industry started with personal insurance, and she has worked i...Read More
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Lumber Mill Fined $50,085 for Electrocution, Amputation Hazards
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08/27/2014
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State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Pritchard, Alabama lumber mill is facing $50,085 in fines after an Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection uncovered fall, hearing loss, amputation and electrocution hazards.
The administration issued 13 serious citations to PJ Lumber after inspecting the facility in Ju...Read More
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Labor Dept. Reduces WC Assessment Rate to 6.65%
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08/26/2014
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State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training has reduced the assessment on workers' compensation insurers to 6.65% from 6.75% for fiscal year 2014-15, which began July 1.
The department said in a press release that it is the first reduction since 2003. The reduction will save emp...Read More
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Lack of Employees Didn't Relieve Employer's Obligation to Pay Premiums
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08/26/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An employer that allegedly went for periods without having any employees was not entitled to summary judgment on its insurance carrier's claim for unpaid premiums for those periods, a New York appellate court ruled.
Case: Commissioners of State I...Read More
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Lead Exposures Lead to $52K in Proposed Penalties
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08/25/2014
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State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other
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Federal workplace safety regulators cited a Rhode Island preservation group for several safety violations and proposed penalties of almost $52,000 after inspectors observed workers climbing a ladder set at an unsafe angle.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Pro...Read More
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