Worker's Compensation Top News Stories Top Workers', Workman's, Workmen's Compensation News Stories en-us Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 News Law Workers' Compensation Workman's Compensation Workmen's Compensation 60 Fall Injury While Returning from Lunch Break Ruled Compensable http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=98031d3b67d9cf03e10c8b43905138ebj http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=98031d3b67d9cf03e10c8b43905138ebj Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 Fall Injury While Returning from Lunch Break Ruled Compensable 98031d3b67d9cf03e10c8b43905138ebj Fraud Complaints On the Rise in Old Dominion http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=cfd7ed3de6f83f06505551cdf425c7d5m http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=cfd7ed3de6f83f06505551cdf425c7d5m Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 Fraud Complaints On the Rise in Old Dominion cfd7ed3de6f83f06505551cdf425c7d5m House Subcommittee Tables First Responder Hepatitis Bill 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Illness Law a243978d215c753b8e61be8406c50202m 4th Circuit: BRB Needs to Consider Prior Case Law on Attorney Fees http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=2c9c169fcbb027c9facd8d502cb37bdak http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=2c9c169fcbb027c9facd8d502cb37bdak Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 4th Circuit: BRB Needs to Consider Prior Case Law on Attorney Fees 2c9c169fcbb027c9facd8d502cb37bdak Carpenter Who Paid Taxes on his Own Still an Employee http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=7389c5acf4d6e7ae43b4f7580cfb5773j http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=7389c5acf4d6e7ae43b4f7580cfb5773j Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 Carpenter Who Paid Taxes on his Own Still an Employee 7389c5acf4d6e7ae43b4f7580cfb5773j Court: Manager's Work Diverted Her Attention from Incoming Vehicle http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=49482bdc7ef1ed9fa34b9799259344efk http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=49482bdc7ef1ed9fa34b9799259344efk Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 Court: Manager's Work Diverted Her Attention from Incoming Vehicle 49482bdc7ef1ed9fa34b9799259344efk WCC Reviewing Decades-Old Benefits Suspension Policy http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=cc089792b6e5831b9d2a3eca375b4ab6m http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=cc089792b6e5831b9d2a3eca375b4ab6m Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 WCC Reviewing Decades-Old Benefits Suspension Policy cc089792b6e5831b9d2a3eca375b4ab6m VOSH Publishes Training Catalogue http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=46e5db35544226b57ebf01a8c1441aa5m http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=46e5db35544226b57ebf01a8c1441aa5m Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 VOSH Publishes Training Catalogue 46e5db35544226b57ebf01a8c1441aa5m Coal Mines Play Disproportionate Role in Comp Losses http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=c2fb857f8443e249d66befb4d6b7bfabm http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=c2fb857f8443e249d66befb4d6b7bfabm Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 Coal Mines Play Disproportionate Role in Comp Losses c2fb857f8443e249d66befb4d6b7bfabm Richmond Firm to Spinoff Work Comp Practice http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=48366ece8c0a4aff51fc026358099a6bg http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=48366ece8c0a4aff51fc026358099a6bg Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 Richmond Firm to Spinoff Work Comp Practice 48366ece8c0a4aff51fc026358099a6bg WCC Backs Off in Privacy Fight with Facebook http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=f2661ea7c2f7b9a9513bcfd2bfb6bcc3m http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=f2661ea7c2f7b9a9513bcfd2bfb6bcc3m Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 WCC Backs Off in Privacy Fight with Facebook f2661ea7c2f7b9a9513bcfd2bfb6bcc3m Dollar Tree Touts Internet as a Way to Catch Comp Fraud http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=0599aa06fa44105f46b770c21347fb48m http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=0599aa06fa44105f46b770c21347fb48m Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 Dollar Tree said it is using the Internet to catch workers who may have filed false injury claims. 0599aa06fa44105f46b770c21347fb48m Injury While Stepping Onto a Truck Didn't Arise Out of Employment http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=94faeed20eb3f3632abd0adb176bb3f0j http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=94faeed20eb3f3632abd0adb176bb3f0j Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 An injury that happened while a worker was stepping onto his truck did not arise out of employment, the appellate court ruled. 94faeed20eb3f3632abd0adb176bb3f0j 4th Circuit: Plaintiff Waived Claim in Prior Case at the Federal Circuit http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=ce2cbb7301bcaf96c1efa795d9ebb9a6k http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=ce2cbb7301bcaf96c1efa795d9ebb9a6k Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that a plaintiff waived her claim against the FAA by pursuing a separate case before the Federal Circuit. ce2cbb7301bcaf96c1efa795d9ebb9a6k State Imposes New Heavy Equipment Regs http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=d71c7215a5e1c43e3cf55f9b1f07581dm http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=d71c7215a5e1c43e3cf55f9b1f07581dm Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 The state Occupational Safety and Health Program has adopted new regulations covering vehicles used for industry and construction. d71c7215a5e1c43e3cf55f9b1f07581dm Motorcycle Accident Not AOE/COE, Court Concludes http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=0714db1f1a26908f37c5f5421a33ee88k http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=0714db1f1a26908f37c5f5421a33ee88k Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 A widow failed to prove that her husband's motorcycle accident occurred while he was running a work errand, the Court of Appeals ruled. 0714db1f1a26908f37c5f5421a33ee88k Loss Cost Filing Includes 17.6% Boost for Surface Mines http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=ffd2725c31e23cc118dba48312bd6decm http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=ffd2725c31e23cc118dba48312bd6decm Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 NCCI is seeking a 3% increase in state loss costs that includes a 17.6% boost for the state's surface coal mines. ffd2725c31e23cc118dba48312bd6decm Court: Firefighter Failed to Perform 'Good Faith' Job Search http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=4665f17d9d57cb9c8fa882d256cd06b2k http://www.workcompcentral.com/signup/news/news_print.htm?id=4665f17d9d57cb9c8fa882d256cd06b2k Sun, 14 2010 01:03:59 A firefighter who delayed his good faith job search for 10 months is not entitled to temporary partial disability benefits, an appeals court ruled. 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