Workers' Compensation News
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FELA Covered Worker Who Fell while Looking for Spot to Urinate
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09/27/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal appellate court ruled that a railway which had allegedly failed to provide a clean bathroom to its workers was liable to an employee who had slipped and fallen while walking off to find a private place to use instead.Case: Szekeres v. CSX Transportation Inc...Read More
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Fla.-type Challenge to 104-Week TD Cap Unlikely
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09/25/2013
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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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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefEmployers in California are required to advance permanent disability benefit payments to injured workers who exhaust the 104-week cap on temporary disability benefits, making it unlikely...Read More
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Four Contractors Cited for Safety Violations at Manhattan Hotel
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09/25/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited four New York contractors for safety violations at a midtown Manhattan hotel project.Inspectors checked the West 33rd Street project on March 21 in response to a safety complaint and proposed $272,200 in fines.O...Read More
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Former Letter Carrier Draws Probation in Comp Case
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09/24/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier from Syracuse, N.Y., was sentenced to five years' probation and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service last week for working while collecting workers' compensation benefits.The Syracuse Post-Standard reported that Thomas Domb...Read More
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Final QME Rules Now in Effect
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09/23/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Office of Administrative Law approved the final version of the California Division of Workers’ Compensation qualified medical evaluator regulations, which went into effect on Sept. 16.The rules require the first appointment with a QME to be performed at the location ...Read More
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Falstad Rejoins LIRC, Replaces Commissioner Glaser
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09/23/2013
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State: WI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. Scott Walker appointed David Falstad to the Labor and Industry Review Commission, marking his second stint on the commission.Falstad began serving as commissioner on Aug. 5, after Walker appointed him to the position. Falstad is replacing outgoing commissioner Robert Glaser, who rec...Read More
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Federal WC Office Proposes Change in DBA Payment Reports Form
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09/23/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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The federal Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is proposing to change the form used by insurers and self-insured employers to report payments under the Defense Base Act to collect additional data. The office, a division of the Department of Labor, published a notice in Wednesda...Read More
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Former Buckeye May Have Violated Probation from Fraud Case
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09/18/2013
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A former Ohio State University football star who was convicted of workers' compensation fraud and drug charges will have to prove that he did not violate the terms of his probation in order to avoid a prison sentence.Van DeCree, a former defensive end for the Ohio State Buckeyes in 1...Read More
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FDA Mandates New Warning Labels, but Doctors Want More
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09/13/2013
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterNew rules by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that will require warning labels on all extended-release and long-acting opioid analgesics will limit what pharmaceutical companies can say when...Read More
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FWCJUA Board Approves 1.7% Rate Reduction
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09/13/2013
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The governing board of the Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association voted Wednesday to reduce residual market rates by 1.7%, effective Jan. 1, 2014.At its annual membership meeting in Sarasota, Fla., the board unanimously agreed to reduce rates to be adjusted by c...Read More
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