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Fatal Crushing Accident Leads to $49,000 in Fines against Manufacturer
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11/11/2014
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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An inspection by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a worker fatality resulted in $49,000 in fines against a Cleveland, Ohio, manufacturing plant.
A 45-year-old machine operator was fatally crushed at Cleveland Track Material on Aug. 21, while he adjusted a set s...Read More
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Former ALJ Defeats Former Comp Director in Judicial Bid
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11/07/2014
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Former workers' compensation judge Victor Lopez is heading back to the bench after defeating his former boss – and the man who declined to reappoint him in 2013 – Ned. S. Fuller in the race for New Mexico's 2nd Judicial District seat.
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Failed Insurance Cooperative Meets Resistance in Attempt to Collect Assessments
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11/06/2014
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Source: Associated Press (The Daily Journal)
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State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A failed Oklahoma insurance cooperative is attempting to collect about $720,000 to pay current and expected claims and debts, but officials at some of the cooperative’s former member schools believe that effort is illegal, according to the Associated Press.
The Oklahoma Schools Prop...Read More
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Former Medicaid Fraud Investigator Settles Suit against AG's Office
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11/05/2014
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A former Medicaid fraud investigator has settled a federal whistleblower suit against the Florida Attorney General’s Office after a jury initially awarded him nearly $400,000. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
Ballenger Charles claimed in the suit that he was fired from th...Read More
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Form 24 Submissions No Longer Require Processing Fee
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11/03/2014
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission is no longer charging a fee for the processing of a Form 24 Application as of last Saturday, the commission announced late last week.
Also, commission rules now require the submission of Form 24s via the Electronic Document Fee Portal. When a submi...Read More
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Firefighter's Claim for Additional Benefits from 24-Year-Old Accident Was Timely
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10/23/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that an injured firefighter was not time-barred from filing a claim for additional disability benefits 24 years after he got hurt falling through the roof of a burning building, and seven months after telling his doctor he thought his complaints of pelvic pain we...Read More
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