Workers' Compensation News
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Flat-Fee Proposal Draws Rebuke from Copy Services
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10/09/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Other
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefA report recommending that the California Division of Workers’ Compensation set reimbursement at $103.55 for a 1,000-page batch of documents provided by professional photocopy comp...Read More
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Fairfax Financial Completes Acquisition of American Safety
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10/04/2013
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Fairfax Financial Holdings has completed its acquisition of American Safety Insurance Holdings for roughly $306 million.Trading of American Safety shares was suspended in October and delisted from the New York Stock Exchange in connection with the transaction.In the United St...Read More
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FMCSA Orders Trucking Company to Cease Operations after Crash
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10/03/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered a Texas trucking company to immediately cease trucking operations after the investigation of a fatal crash revealed the employer was disregarding hours-of-service and drug-testing regulations.The FMCSA ordered Redco Transport Ltd. t...Read More
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FMCSA's Sleep Apnea Proposals Headed for Rulemaking
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09/30/2013
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterA bill that would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to solicit public comment before adopting new rules that would impose stricter screening, testing and treatment requireme...Read More
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Fraudster Serves 6 Days after Violating Probation
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09/30/2013
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A woman who was convicted of filing a fraudulent workers' compensation claim served six days in jail because she violated the terms of her probation. Tabitha Taylor finished serving a six-day jail sentence from the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas last week, according to the Ohi...Read More
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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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