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Va. Ct.: Coming and Going Exception Applies to Fatality
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10/24/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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An employer defending itself against the estate of a fatally injured employee proved an exception to the general rule barring compensation for work-related injuries received while going and coming, the Virginia Court of Appeals ruled.
The estate of Alejandro Enrique Aguilar Ho appealed ...Read More
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Va. Court Finds Sexual Battery Precipitated Stress
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10/13/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a sexual battery in a mental hospital was a precipitating event for a claim of post-traumatic stress syndrome.
The unpublished opinion in Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute v. Wright, No. 0489-06-3, 10/10/06, reviewed an award of...Read More
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Volunteer Injury Case Goes to Work Comp Court
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09/28/2006
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State: MN | Segment: Courts | 0
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Even though a Minnesota statute arises outside the workers' compensation law, workers' compensation courts frequently look to other statutory and common-law authority for determining an employee's right to benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act, the Minnesota Court of Appeal ruled.
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Voc-Rehab Claims Dropped 30% in 2003
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09/27/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Wcc
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The number of insured vocational rehabilitation claims in California workers' compensation dropped 30% in policy year 2003, driving the total incurred cost of the benefit down by nearly $100 million, the California Workers' Compensation Institute reported Tuesday.
The CWCI said it drew i...Read More
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Voc-Rehab Rules Move Forward
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09/01/2006
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State: VT | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Vermont Workers' Compensation and Safety Division filed proposed vocational rehabilitation rules with the Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules (ICAR).
The filing with ICAR is part of the formal process of adopting the rules.
The 29-page draft include definitions, servi...Read More
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VPP Corporate Pilot Program Gains Fifth Member
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08/10/2006
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State: ID | Segment: Safety | 0
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Boise-based Washington Group International was accepted as the fifth member of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Corporate Pilot program, which streamlines the application and onsite evaluation processes for organizations that made a commitment to OSHA's Voluntary Protection Progra...Read More
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Virginia Bureau: Social Security Numbers Were Accessible
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08/09/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Fraud | 0
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The Virginia State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance warned Tuesday that the Social Security numbers of all of the state's insurance agents may have been accessible on the bureau's Web site for six weeks between mid-June through July.
"The SSN was not shown on any Web page," the ...Read More
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VivoMetrics , RAE Systems Team For First Responders
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08/04/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Business | 0
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VivoMetrics, which developed the LifeShirt to monitor the physical reactions of first responders, has signed a partnership with RAE Systems to link its LifeShirt 300 to the AreaRAE wireless networks.
The partnership between Ventura, Calif.-based VivoMetrics and San Jose-based RAE Systems br...Read More
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Verdict Hinges on Whether Claimant Knew About Job
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08/02/2006
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State: PA | Segment: Courts | 0
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A job change memo is relevant and admissible as non-hearsay evidence that a claimant was notified about an available position, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled.
In Delco Blind-Sight Center v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, No. 2157 C.D. 2005 (7/31/06), Delco Blind-...Read More
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Virginia Formula Triggers Hike in Comp Limits
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07/27/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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Workers injured in Virginia at the lowest and highest ends of the wage spectrum would receive about 5% more in workers' compensation this year, based on a formula tied to the state's average wages.
The Virginia Worker's Compensation Commission announced that effective July 1 the weekly mini...Read More
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