Workers' Compensation News
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Newark Gas Manufacturer Faces Federal Fines for Failing to Correct Hazards
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05/28/2015
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Inspectors with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration have slapped a Newark industrial gas repackaging facility with $57,400 in fines for failing to address safety hazards in a previous inspection, as well as for new code violations.
Inspectors have cited Welco Acety...Read More
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NCCI Study Finds higher Costs, more Attorneys for Claims Reported late
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05/27/2015
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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Workers' compensation claims are more expensive when injuries are not reported until two weeks or more after an accident, supporting the notion that early injury reporting leads to better claims management and lower costs, the National Council on Compensation Insurance concluded in a report r...Read More
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No Benefits for Police Officer's Accident while Traveling to Work
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05/26/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Texas appellate court rejected an injured police officer's challenge to the denial of his comp claim arising from an accident while en route to work, and it ruled that he was not entitled to a declaratory judgment as to his rights under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.
Case:...Read More
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Nine Cited for Safety Hazards at luxury Housing Complex
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05/20/2015
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Nine companies in Florida were cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for a series of violations that total over $152,200 in fines combined, according to a release from the administration.
Contractors at the luxury housing complex, Oasis Park Square, were cited f...Read More
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Nine Charged or Plead Guilty to Fraud in April, according to BWC
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05/19/2015
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A special investigation done by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation resulted in nine people that either pleaded to or were charged with defrauding the state’s workers’ compensation system, according to a release from the BWC.
In a sampling of cases, ...Read More
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NCCI Members Elect 4 Directors during annual Conference
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05/18/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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National Council on Compensation Insurance members elected four people to the national rating organization’s board of directors during its 2015 Annual Issues Symposium in Orlando.
NCCI members on Thursday elected as directors:
Michael Dinkins, executive vice president...Read More
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