Workers' Compensation News
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Merchandise Printer Cited for Heat Exposure
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12/02/2013
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a New Jersey merchandise printing firm for six serious safety violations, including exposing employees to excessive heat at the company's plant in Lakewood, N.J.OSHA said in a news release it inspected Plan B Promotions...Read More
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Medical Expenses Primary Reason for Increasing Claims Costs
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11/27/2013
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State: IN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterMedical costs are the primary reason why Indiana has seen increasing workers' compensation claims costs from 2006 through 2011, the Workers' Compensation Research Institute reported. ...Read More
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Mother Denied Benefits because She Wasn't Son's Dependent
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11/25/2013
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Washington Supreme Court affirmed a trial court ruling that a mother did not qualify as a statutory beneficiary for her late son's death benefits, but awarded her a new trial because the lower court allowed the defendants to submit evidence and make c...Read More
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McPherson Replaces Fired White as Insurance Chief
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11/25/2013
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State: DC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Chester A. McPherson has been named the District of Columbia's acting Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking following the Nov. 15 departure of predecessor William A. White, who was fired for criticizing the Obama Administration's proposed "fix" for canceled...Read More
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Missoula Auto Body Shop Faces $51,100 in Proposed OSHA Fines
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11/25/2013
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Missoula auto body shop for nine serious violations of workplace safety and health standards, totaling $51,100 in proposed fines.Rick's Auto Body has 15 days to comply or ch...Read More
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Meat Tenderizer Accident Leads to $7,850 Fine
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11/22/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined Bright Oaks Meat Inc. $7,850 after a worker's hand was pulled into a meat-tenderizing machine.Oregon OSHA cited the meat-packing company in Springfield following an Aug. 12 inspection into an accident nine days earlier....Read More
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MSF Paid Employees, Execs $1M for Meeting Goals in 2013
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11/22/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Montana State Fund paid out $1 million in incentive payments to 245 of 280 employees who met certain goals in fiscal year 2013, according to a report by the Billings Gazette.The bonus payments were announced on Nov. 15, the same day the State Fund declared a $12 million dividend....Read More
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Managed Care Advisors Inks Contract with Homeland Security
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11/21/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Managed Care Advisors, a woman-owned small business specializing in workers' compensation case-management services, employee benefits and disability-management consulting, announced Wednesday that it was awarded a blanket purchase agreement from the Department of Homeland Security to provide wor...Read More
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Millennium Laboratories Inks Monitoring Deal with Texas Mutual
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11/20/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Millennium Laboratories announced that it has signed a test services agreement with Texas Mutual Insurance Co. San Diego-based Millennium Laboratories announced that it will provide medical-monitoring and drug-detection services to the workers' compensation carrier and its network pr...Read More
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