Workers' Compensation News
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Owners of PT Chain Accused of Fraud | 08/25/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced that two people associated with a statewide chain of physical therapy clinics have been charged with defrauding the federal workers’ compensation program. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Launches Initiative to Combat Warehouse Safety Issues | 08/14/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The warehouse and storage industry has a safety problem that has served as the catalyst for the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to launch a three-year national emphasis program to prevent workplace hazards. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Says Dollar General Continues Exposing Workers to Hazards | 08/04/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Department of Labor has reported that despite receiving fines of more than $21 million since 2017, Dollar General continues exposing employees to the risks of blocked exits and improperly maintained and mounted fire extinguishers. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Proposes Rule to Clarify PPE Standards for Construction Workers | 07/25/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment standard for the construction industry. ...Read More | |||
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Optum: Impact of PTSD on Workers' Compensation Grows | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| By Steve Nichols, News Contributor The impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on workers’ compensation is growing across the nation, according to the medical director and the public policy director for Optum Workers’ Comp and Auto No-Fault. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Emphasizes Heat Safety With Arrival of Summer | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Summer is here, and with it comes periods of excessive heat. The Weather Channel has reported that a dangerous heat wave that could top daily...Read More | |||
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Officers Can't Get UIM Coverage for PTSD From On-Duty Car Accident | 04/28/2023 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that two state troopers were not entitled to damages for their alleged post-traumatic stress disorder and that their awards were properly offset to account for their receipt of workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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One Call Announces Enhanced Radiology Advisory Board | 04/26/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Work comp ancillary service coordinator One Call on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with Premier Radiology Services to enhance its Radiology Advisory Board. ...Read More | |||
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Owner of Janitorial Firm Convicted of Fraud | 03/06/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a Northern California janitorial firm was sentenced to jail and ordered to pay $8.3 million in restitution following a workers’ compensation fraud conviction. ...Read More | |||
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Omaha National Appoints Dale Mackel Chief Financial Officer | 03/03/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Omaha National Group, Inc. announced the appointment of Dale Mackel to chief financial officer. ...Read More | |||
