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Firefighter Getting Occupational Disease Disability Pension Had 'Catastrophic Injury' 04/29/2015
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
 
 

Failure to Disclose preexisting Back Pain Kills Comp Claim 04/28/2015
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
(image via getty images) The d...Read More
 
 

Forest Products Industry Faces $200K in Penalties, Placed on OSHA's Severe Violators List 04/28/2015
State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Former Milledgeville Mayor Charged with 12 Counts of Insurance Fraud 04/23/2015
Source: Georgia Insurance Commissioner's Office, Macon Telegraph
State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Firefighter Presumption Bill Going to Conference Committee 04/22/2015
State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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
 
 

Former Superintendent Says he Was Fired for Not Filing false WC Claims 04/20/2015
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A South Bay school executive who was fired last July is suing his former school district, accusing board members of numerous mis...Read More
 
 
Feds Give Go-Ahead for Wellness-Program Incentives 04/20/2015
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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
 
 
Firefighters Urge Senate Committee to Pass PTSD Bill 04/17/2015
State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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
 
 
Fall Hazards Bring $52,360 in OSHA Fines against Homebuilder 04/17/2015
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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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