Workers' Compensation News
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Voucher to Determine Eligibility for Payment from $120 Million Fund under Proposed Rules
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10/27/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Injured workers who have received a Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit voucher for an injury occurring on or after Jan. 1, 2013, would be eligible for a payment of $5,000 from the special $120 million fund created by Senate Bill 863, under proposed rules published Friday by the California Depa...Read More
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Veteran Police Officer Accused of Forging Comp Claim
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10/27/2014
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A 19-year veteran with the Bellevue, Washington, police department was fired after an internal investigation revealed she forged a workers' compensation document then lied about it to internal affairs investigators, the CBS affiliate in Seattle reports.
Lt. Lisa Flores filed a workers...Read More
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VWC Website Going Offline for Maintenance
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10/21/2014
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission’s website will be offline this evening for site maintenance, the VWC said in a notice posted on the site.
The website will be offline beginning at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time. Service is expected to be restored by 10 p.m. Eastern.
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Veteran Defense Attorneys Team Up to Form New Firm in Torrance
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10/17/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Veteran workers' compensation attorneys Peter J. Karlzen and Kristie Sue Hutchinson on Thursday announced the launch of a joint practice, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance.
Prior to forming Karlzen Hutchinson & Associates, Kelzen and Hutchinson both had worked on the def...Read More
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Ventura DA Holding Fraud Seminar
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08/27/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten will join representatives from Zenith Insurance Co. for a Barkley Academy of Risk Management seminar exploring the difference between workers’ compensation fraud and workers’ compensation abuse.
The presentation will focus on the le...Read More
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Volunteer Activities not Inconsistent with PTD Status
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08/26/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured worker who admitted engaging in several years of volunteer work and assisting his son's woodworking business, and who was captured on video engaging in physical activity, was still permanently and totally disabl...Read More
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Videotape Leads to Guilty Plea, Order to Pay $28K in Restitution
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08/25/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Northern California garbage hauler who was videotaped carrying an electric organ and other large objects while collecting disability benefits pleaded guilty on Friday to one felony count of workers' compensation fraud, Probe Information Systems said in a press release.
Robert E. Sal...Read More
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Vehicle Part Manufacturer Cited for Amputation Hazards
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08/21/2014
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $43,000 in penalties against an Illinois manufacturer for exposing workers to amputation hazards.
OSHA said March inspections of McLaughlin Body Co. plants in Rock Island and East Moline, Illinois, resulted in citations f...Read More
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Venue for Comp Claim Can't Be Based on Principal's Place of Business
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08/20/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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When a subcontractor's employee is injured while working on a project, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that venue for that employee's comp claim is not proper in the county where the project's principal was located, if the actual employer does ...Read More
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Vince Dooley to Keynote SBWC's Educational Conference
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08/13/2014
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Former University of Georgia football coach Vince Dooley and Aimee Copeland will be the keynote speakers at the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation’s annual educational conference, scheduled for Aug. 25-27 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel.
More than 60 speakers will...Read More
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