Workers' Compensation News
| Fall-Protection, Confined-Space Violations Lead to Fines for Manufacturer | 02/09/2018 | ||
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 192 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A manufacturer is facing proposed federal penalties of $256,088 for alleged failure to install a fall protection system at a facility in Dalton, Georgia. First Source Worldwide LLC was cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Feb. 1. The company has 15 business d...Read More | |||
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Former Work Comp Law Clerk Among Those Promoted at Wood Smith Henning & Berman | 02/08/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 392 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read | |||
| A former law clerk with the Oakland Raiders has been promoted to senior counsel at the Los Angeles-based national law firm Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman. ...Read More | |||
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Formulary Bill Falls Three Votes Short in House | 02/08/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 523 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 39 min read | |||
| Advocates for employers and insurers vowed to spend the next month wooing three Republican votes after a bill that would mandate adoption of a drug formulary failed in a 98-98 vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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First Responders Claim Constitutional Right to Benefits | 02/06/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1194 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 33 min read | |||
| First responders who are suing two cities and their third-party administrators for allegedly conspiring to delay and deny claims say California’s workers’ compensation laws create a constitutional right to benefits that is not contingent upon a final determination of compensability....Read More | |||
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Framing Contractor Cited for Lack of Fall Protection | 02/06/2018 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 161 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read | |||
| A framing contractor in Auburn has been cited for allegedly failing to provide fall protection to employees working at heights of more than 11 feet. ...Read More | |||
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Formulary Bills Under Consideration in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Massachusetts | 02/05/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 562 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 263 min read | |||
| A proposal to create a workers’ compensation drug formulary is moving along in the Indiana State House, one of four state legislatures to consider such a bill so far this year. ...Read More | |||
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Four Shareholders Named at Capehart Scatchard | 02/05/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 193 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| New Jersey law firm Capehart Scatchard has admitted four new shareholders, including three attorneys in the workers’ compensation department. ...Read More | |||
| Fees Enacted for Disputed Cases | 02/01/2018 | ||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 178 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 127 min read | |||
| The Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration has posted notice that as of Jan. 20, it charges fees as part of court costs in disputed cases. Fees that are not pre-paid must be paid upon dismissal of a case, final judgment in the docket number or on demand by the clerk. ...Read More | |||
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Fire Departments Awarded Grants to Buy Protective Equipment | 01/31/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 136 | 0 | |||
| Thirty-nine Ohio fire departments will share nearly $377,000 in grants from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation under a new program that aims to reduce firefighters’ exposure to toxins. ...Read More | |||
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Falling Rates Possible Indicator of Soft Market Cycle | 01/30/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1185 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 143 min read | |||
| California carriers on average reduced their filed pure premium rates by more than 5% in 2017, and employers saw a bigger decline in the average amount they paid for workers’ compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
