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Workers' Compensation News
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Fatal Fall Brings $250,000 in Civil and Criminal Penalties | 07/27/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 244 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| A federal judge has ordered a Dallas construction company to pay $250,000 in civil and criminal penalties for occupational safety law violations after the death of an employee who fell during construction of an apartment complex. ...Read More | |||
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Financial Need Remains Consideration When Worker Requests Advance for Litigation Costs | 07/26/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 142 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a judge of compensation claims can consider a worker’s need for an advance payment of benefits even when the purpose is to pay for expenses related to establishing compensability or entitlement. ...Read More | |||
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Feds Seek to Delay Incarceration of Drobot Until September | 07/25/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 848 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 56 min read | |||
| The mastermind of what was has been called the largest insurance fraud scheme in California could enjoy an extra month of freedom, thanks to the protracted battle over restitution. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Rejects Injured Government Employee's Claim of Discrimination | 07/24/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 126 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an injured government employee with a history of compensable back injuries failed to prove he had suffered discrimination when he returned from a leave of absence. ...Read More | |||
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Falling Rates Makes State Less of an Outlier | 07/20/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1178 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 81 min read | |||
| After three years of rate reductions, California may lose its perch at the top of the of the list of the most expensive states in the country for purchasing workers’ compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Flooring Maker Fined $182K for Variety of Hazards | 07/19/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 110 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 67 min read | |||
| An Upstate New York flooring manufacturer faces $182,917 in penalties for a variety of safety violations, including locked emergency exits, unguarded machines, and unlabeled hazardous materials and chemicals. ...Read More | |||
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Fee Schedule Rules' Effective Date Deemed to Be June 1 | 07/18/2018 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 179 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 180 min read | |||
| Nine months after adoption of a new ambulatory surgery center fee schedule, the Industrial Commission has learned when the new rules will become effective. ...Read More | |||
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Filing Fees to Double to Pay for New Claims-Management System | 07/18/2018 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 120 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 96 min read | |||
| The filing fee for a requested hearing, settlement or motion will jump, from $25 to $50, starting Aug. 1, the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission announced this ...Read More | |||
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Five Employers Plead Guilty to $269,000 in Fraud for Lapsed Coverage | 07/17/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 226 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| Five employers and one injured worker have been convicted of defrauding the Ohio workers' compensation system of more than $269,000. “If the...Read More | |||
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Fire Chief Makes Pitch for PTSD Coverage | 07/09/2018 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 231 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 147 min read | |||
| In the wake of a mass stabbing that killed a 3-year-old and injured five other children in Idaho’s capital city, Boise Fire Chief Dennis Doan says it’s time that the state’s workers’ compensation system covers first responders who claim to develop post-traumatic stress dis...Read More | |||
