Workers' Compensation News
| Report: Delays Plague State's Comp System | 09/14/2022 | ||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that shutting down Nevada’s workers’ compensation courts for two months during...Read More | |||
| Report Shows Rise in Expensive Topical Medications | 09/01/2022 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The number of injured workers using topical medications rose 4.7% in 2021, according to a report released Tuesday by Enlyte Group LLC subsidiary Mitchell International Inc. ...Read More | |||
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Real Estate Agent Can't Quash Subpoena for Testimony in Labor Law Action | 08/24/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a real estate agent was not entitled to quash a subpoena seeking her deposition about a property that was the site of an alleged accident giving rise to a Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Reimbursement Cap for Medical-Only Claims Increasing to $2,400 | 08/24/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon employers will be allowed to reimburse up to $2,400 in medical costs on accepted, non-disabling claims next year to reduce the impact the claim would otherwise have on their experience modifications. ...Read More | |||
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Restaurant Owner and Manager Charged With Fraud | 08/24/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An owner and a manager at a restaurant in East Austin were both indicted for their roles in an alleged scheme to defraud a workers’ compensation carrier out of $350,000, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Contractor Faces $1.3M in Penalties After Second Fatal Fall | 08/23/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a New York roofing and siding contractor $1.3 million, saying an investigation into a fatal fall that happened in February found the company failed to provide fall protection training and safeguards. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Relationship, Communication Keys to Return-to-Work Success | 08/16/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The relationship and communication between employers and their workers are at the heart of effective return-to-work programs, the National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a report issued Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Fall Protection Lapses Often Result of Poor Planning | 08/15/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The odds of using fall protection were 71% lower for individuals whose employer failed to plan, with workers hired by subcontractors more at risk, according to results of a survey released Thursday by The Center for Construction Research and Training. ...Read More | |||
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Recycling Company Fined $337,903 Following Fatality | 08/09/2022 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Nebraska waste disposal company $337,903 for 18 violations following an investigation of a fatal accident in February. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Softball Coach Pleads Guilty to Fraud | 08/02/2022 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A former postal worker pleaded guilty to failing to disclose his employment as a softball coach while receiving workers’ compensation benefits, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
