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For 3rd Time, Senate Passes Bill Lowering Settlement Age
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03/12/2015
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Republican-controlled Washington Senate for the third consecutive year passed a bill that would lower the age restrictions for injured workers who want to settle their claims.
Currently, an injured worker must be 53 or older to settle a claim. The 2011 reform bill that authorized stru...Read More
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FWCI Spring Forum to Cover Claim Strategies, complex Medical Issues
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03/05/2015
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The theme of the Florida Workers' Compensation Institute's 2015 Spring Forum is "Claim Strategies for Dealing with the Ever-Changing Law."
The conference will include sessions on how comorbidities can impact claims, strategies for handling complicated medical issues and ...Read More
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Former Postal Worker's Suit over Leaking Package Dismissed
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03/02/2015
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal district court judge has dismissed a negligence suit by a former postal worker who says he was sickened by chemical leakage from a package in 2011, according to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.
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Firefighter Presumption Measure Clears House by 96-2 Vote
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02/27/2015
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An occupational disease presumption measure for firefighters has earned approval in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Lawmakers in the House approved House Bill 156 by a 96-2 vote, sending the bill to the Senate.
HB 156 would establish that both paid and volunteer firefighter...Read More
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Fall Hazards Bring $75,800 in Fines against Mobile Home Manufacturer
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02/26/2015
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) fined Fleetwood Homes $75,800 for failing to provide fall protection for employees, despite concerns being brought forward to managers by employees and the division.
Oregon OSHA said it cited Fleetwood for five violations af...Read More
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Fee Schedule Changes to Save $27M, Specialists and Hospitals Take Brunt
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02/25/2015
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State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An update to North Carolina's medical fee schedules that will be phased in starting next month is expected to produce $27 million in annual savings for employers and insurers, but that pain won't be spread evenly across the health care sector.
A cost analysis by the National Counc...Read More
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