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Firefighter Presumption Bill Going to Conference Committee
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04/22/2015
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State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A bill that would create a rebuttable presumption that cancer, infectious disease and MRSA skin infections are occupational injuries for Hawaii firefighters faces one more vote by a special committee used in the state when the Senate and House of Representatives don't agree on amendments....Read More
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Feds Give Go-Ahead for Wellness-Program Incentives
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04/20/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Next week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will publish a notice providing guidance to employers on implementing an employee-wellness program while maintaining confidentiality, in accordance with federal laws, according to the EEOC.
The Americans with Disabilities A...Read More
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Firefighters Urge Senate Committee to Pass PTSD Bill
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04/17/2015
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State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Firefighters pleaded with members of a South Carolina state Senate committee on Wednesday to pass a bill that would allow first responders to collect workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress syndrome, according to ...Read More
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Fall Hazards Bring $52,360 in OSHA Fines against Homebuilder
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04/17/2015
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Connecticut homebuilder faces $52,360 in fines by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration after inspectors spotted employees working on a roof without fall protection.
OSHA said it cited Rock Hard Homes of Southbury for repeat and one serious volation of workplace fall sa...Read More
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Formosa Plastics Corp., 6 Subcontractors Cited for Chemical Hazards
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04/16/2015
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Source: OSHA
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced citations for Formosa Plastics Corp. and six subcontractors after they exposed workers to chemical hazards at a work site in Point Comfort, Texas, OSHA announced in a release.
The agency began its investigation of the...Read More
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Floyd, Skeren & Kelly Sues former Managing Attorney for Stealing Client Files
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04/14/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The defense firm of Floyd, Skeren & Kelly is accusing one of its former managing attorneys of poaching clients and harassing female employees in a suit filed after they parted ways in December on less-than-amicable terms.
Last month, the firm filed a complaint in the Ventura Coun...Read More
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