Workers' Compensation News
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Virtual-Reality Safety Tool Simulates Trench Collapse, Other Hazards
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06/22/2017
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Those who attended Texas Mutual Insurance Co.’s Work Safe, Texas Summit in Fort Worth this week received a demonstration of the company’s virtual-reality safety training tool that simulates scenarios such as falling from a height or being caught in a trench collapse.
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Vessel Undergoing Overhaul Wasn't 'in Navigation'
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06/20/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A divided Texas Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s accident onboard a ship that was unable to engage in transportation fell outside the scope of the Jones Act, as a matter of law.
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VICA Luncheon on Cross-Examining Psych Evaluator Set for Tuesday
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04/10/2017
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Valley Industrial Claims Association will host an educational luncheon on how to cross-examine a psychiatric evaluator on Tuesday.
VICA asks prospective attendees to register by 4 p.m. today to reserve seats.
On-site sign-in begins at 11:15 a.m., with speaker Brian Jacks...Read More
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Volunteer Firefighter's Widow Gets 2nd Chance to Prove Cancer Claim
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03/10/2017
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A claimant’s failure to submit official records of a volunteer firefighter’s exposure to carcinogens was not necessarily grounds to dismiss a death claim filed by the widow of a former volunteer fire chief who died of lung cancer, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled.
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VICA Luncheon on Catastrophic Injuries Set for Tuesday
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03/09/2017
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Valley Industrial Claims Association will host an educational luncheon on catastrophic injuries next week.
Barbara Silvas, a nurse case manager at Genex Services, will present "Catastrophic Injuries: How to Avoid Shattering Your Reserves." The session will run from 11:30 a.m...Read More
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Vendor Will Share Stakeholder Comments to Medical Fee Schedules
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03/09/2017
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission’s Medical Fee Schedule Regulatory Advisory Panel will meet today with Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting to review a summary of stakeholder feedback and proposed revisions to medical fee schedules.
The meeting will be from 9 a.m. to...Read More
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Volunteer Rescuer's Injuries Covered by Comp
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01/25/2017
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A volunteer who sustained multiple fractures after getting caught in an avalanche during a rescue effort will have his medical bills paid by workers' compensation, Routt County, Colorado, officials told the Steamboat Today newspaper on Monday.
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V3 Adds Three Senior Executives
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01/11/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical
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V3 Insurance Partners LLC has announced the addition of three senior executives as part of the expansion of its online quote-and-bind workers’ compensation practice.
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