Workers' Compensation News
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BWC Will Host 'Conversation on Future of Workers' Compensation' | 10/06/2016 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a “Conversation on the Future of Workers’ Compensation" at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in Nashville. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Makes Minor Changes to Confidentiality Rules | 10/05/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has revised its confidentiality rules with changes that will go into effect Oct. 13. The BW...Read More | |||
| BWC Taps AG's Special Counsel as Chief Legal Counsel | 10/04/2016 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Monday announced the appointment of Kevin Cogan as the bureau’s chief legal counsel. Cogan, who started his new position on Monday, is responsible for coordinating all legal activities for BWC, providing legal advice and assistance, ...Read More | |||
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Businesses Fear Claims Related to Zika Virus | 09/30/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Some Florida businesses and labor lawyers are bracing for possible claims from workers who say they were bitten by Zika-carrying mosquitoes. ...Read More | |||
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Business Group Fears Report Will Spark Push for Federalization of Comp | 09/27/2016 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A national business association says a report to be released next month by the U.S. Department of Labor will be a springboard by some Democratic lawmakers to propose placing state workers' compensation systems under federal oversight. ...Read More | |||
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Beacon Mutual CEO James Rosati to Retire | 09/26/2016 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| James V. Rosati, president and chief executive officer of the Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., will retire on July 1, the company announced. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Says Workplace Injuries Dropping Twice as Fast as National Average | 09/26/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workplace injuries in Ohio are declining faster than the national average, according to the superintendent of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Division of Safety and Hygiene. ...Read More | |||
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Bartender Suffered Schedule-Member Injury Falling Into Splits at Work | 09/22/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that substantial evidence supported a decision by the workers' compensation commissioner finding a bartender had suffered a scheduled-member injury when she hurt her leg after falling into the splits while at work. ...Read More | |||
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Back-to-Back Injuries at Poultry Plant Yield $88,000 Fine | 09/22/2016 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In March, a 42-year-old man on his shift at the Koch Foods poultry plant in Mississippi lacerated his finger after his glove got caught in a conveyor. One month later, a 23-year-old woman broke two fingers while attempting to clear a jam in a gizzard chiller. ...Read More | |||
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Bus Driver Entitled to Medical Care for Permanent Aggravation of Pre-Existing Condition | 09/21/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers' Compensation Court ruled that an injured bus driver was entitled to ongoing medical benefits for a permanent aggravation of a pre-existing neck condition. ...Read More | |||
