Workers' Compensation News
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FDA Approves 'Superiority' Labeling for new Spinal Cord Stimulator | 05/13/2015 | |
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| Federal regulators have approved a new kind of spinal cord stimulator and granted the manufacturer permission to claim that its product is better than other similar devices. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Cancer Presumption Bill Might be Scheduled for a House Vote | 05/12/2015 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
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| Fraud Lands former USPS Worker in Federal Prison for 2.5 Years | 05/11/2015 | ||
| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A U.S. Postal worker who faked his injuries during the past five years was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay over $360,000 in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska. Amancio Zamora Agcaoili, Jr., 57, filed for workers&rs...Read More | |||
| Federal and State Agencies Team up to Fight Misclassification | 05/11/2015 | ||
| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor and the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to protect employees from being misclassified as independent contractors and other nonemployee statuses, according to a department press release. The mem...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Presumption Takes Effect May 12 | 05/08/2015 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
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| Free Conferences Scheduled on Tree Care and Pruning Safety | 05/07/2015 | ||
| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Washington state’s Department of Labor & Industry has scheduled six free conferences to discuss worker safety within the tree care and pruning industry, which is one of the most dangerous industries in the state, according to the department. In 2013, nearly 250 workers wer...Read More | |||
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Fallin Approves Commission's Adopted Emergency Rules | 05/01/2015 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
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Firefighter Getting Occupational Disease Disability Pension Had 'Catastrophic Injury' | 04/29/2015 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a firefighter's receipt of an occupational disease disability pension established that he had suffered&nbs...Read More | |||
| Fallin Appoints Ramsey to Spot on CompSource Board | 04/29/2015 | ||
| Source: Oklahoma Office of the Governor | |||
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has announced the appointment of Dan Ramsey to the board of directors for CompSource Mutual, the state’s workers’ compensation insurer. Ramsey, a current agency mentor for the Oklahoma Agents Alliance, will begin a seven-year term on the board in July...Read More | |||
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Failure to Disclose preexisting Back Pain Kills Comp Claim | 04/28/2015 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
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