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Governor Approves Debit Card, Safety Work Bills
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09/25/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 52 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read
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California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law bills allowing carriers to use debit cards to pay workers’ compensation benefits, and giving cities and counties the option of providing benefits for police officers injured while outside the state.
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Exclusive Remedy Bars Civil Suit for Allegedly Wrongful Delay in Treatment
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09/25/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 37 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read
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A federal trial court judge last week issued a tentative decision to dismiss a family’s second effort at suing a workers’ compensation insurance carrier and claims adjuster for wrongfully delaying treatment to an injured worker, resulting in her death.
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Labor and Industry Names General Counsel, Ombudsman Lead
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09/25/2018
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State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 24 | 0
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The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced two promotions in the latest edition of its newsletter: Jessica Stimac to director of department’s Office of General Counsel, and Pam Carlson as lead of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Ombudsman.
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Fall Hazards Cost Contractor $146K in Penalties
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09/25/2018
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 21 | 0
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Fall hazards at a Bridgeport job site brought $146,554 in penalties against a contractor that had been cited for similar safety problems three times in the past eight years.
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Division Announces 2.7% Increase in Maximum Benefit Rate
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09/25/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 30 | 0
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the maximum workers’ compensation benefit will increase, by 2.7%, to $938 for dates of injury from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2019.
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Attorney Gees Fee for Efforts to Reopen Terminated Benefits
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09/25/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 16 | 0
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The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker’s attorney was entitled to assert a lien on the medical benefits she had secured, despite contrary language in her fee agreement and that benefits had terminated.
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Worker Fatality Brings $30K in Fines Against Country Club
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09/25/2018
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 17 | 0
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the Rocky Fork Hunt and Country Club for failing to protect workers from rollover hazards after a worker was killed when the lawnmower he operating tipped over.
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Educational Conference Scheduled for Nov. 16
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09/25/2018
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State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 18 | 0
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The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents announced that registration has opened for the 10th Annual Workers’ Compensation Law Conference, to be held in Boston on Nov. 16.
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Report: OSHA Needs to Get Serious About Deterring Employer Underreporting
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09/25/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 49 | 0
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Past studies have shown that employers fail to report half of severe workplace injuries, but the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has not employed consistent enforcement and practices to deter underreporting and ensure that hazards are abated, according to ...Read More
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