Workers' Compensation News
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Funds for Injured Worker's MSA Can't Be Included in Bankruptcy Estate
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01/09/2015
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal bankruptcy judge in Pennsylvania this week ruled that an injured worker who blew through almost all of the proceeds from the $297,741.88 settlement of his comp claim in less than two years – including most of the $72,741.88 in a Medicare set-aside account – gets to keep all ...Read More
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Four Companies Cited after Death of Plumbing Co. Worker
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01/09/2015
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Source: OSHA
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited four Tallahassee, Florida-based companies for serious and willful safety violations after the death of a 25-year-old employee of Miller’s Plumbing and Mechanical Inc. last July, OSHA announced in a release.
While wo...Read More
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Fee Schedules, Supplemental Fund Last Pieces of SB 863 to be Put in Place
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01/08/2015
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Rules to implement the new requirements for medical provider networks that took effect in August 2014 were the last of the major cost-cutting provisions of Senate Bill 863 to be enacted, but California regulators still have more work ahead of them to finish implementing the reform measure.
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Fatal Fall Leads to $42,600 in Proposed Fines against Roofing Co.
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01/07/2015
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The death of a 33-year-old worker at a Piasa, Illinois, construction site prompted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to propose $42,600 in fines against a construction company.
The employee of Mid-State Construction & Roofing was installing roofing materials at Southwe...Read More
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Fitch: P&C Acquisitions Accelerated at End of Year, May Continue in 2015
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01/07/2015
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Source: Fitch Ratings
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Acquisition activity in the property and casualty market increased toward the end of 2014, signaling the possibility of even more deals in the new year, according to Fitch Ratings.
The rating house pointed to the Chinese investment group Fosun International's planned acquisition of Me...Read More
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Federal Trial Judge Tosses Painkiller Suit against NFL
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12/23/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal trial judge last week threw out a lawsuit by a group of former professional football players over the National Football League's alleged practice of loading up athletes with opioids, anti-inflammatory medications and surgical anesthetics.
The NFL had ...Read More
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