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Former SWCB Commissioner Michael Berns Dead at 72 01/22/2016
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Former New York State Workers' Compensation Board Commissioner Michael Berns, who wrote a blog about the state workers' comp system, died at his home in New York City on Jan. 14. He was 72. ...Read More
 
 

Food Manufacturer Pays $100,000 in OSHA Settlement 01/21/2016
State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A major food manufacturer has accepted $100,000 in fines and agreed to a safety improvement plan after federal inspectors found repeated safety violations at its Atlanta facility. ...Read More
 
 

Fee Schedule Legislation Introduced in Virginia 01/20/2016
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Republican lawmakers have introduced bills that would take Virginia off the short list of states that don't have workers' compensation medical provider fee schedules. ...Read More
 
 

FDA Committee Recommends Approval of Opioid Implant 01/20/2016
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration committee has voted to recommend approval of Probuphine, described as the first long-acting, subdermal buprenorphine implant for the maintenance treatment of opioid addiction. ...Read More
 
 
Finger Amputation Leads to $51,000 Fine for Manufacturer 01/12/2016
State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A Wisconsin manufacturer of commercial laundry equipment is facing federal fines of $51,000 after a worker’s hand was crushed in a folding machine, resulting in amputation of a finger. Alliance Laundry Systems LLC of Ripon has been cited for one serious, one repeated and one other-t...Read More
 
 
False Claim Leads to 12 Days in Jail for Claimant 01/11/2016
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Columbus, Ohio woman served 12 days in jail and was ordered to pay a $250 fine after state Bureau of Workers' Compensation investigators determined she had submitted a false workplace injury claim. ...Read More
 
 
Former San Jose WCAB Presiding Judge Cohen Dies 01/08/2016
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Former workers' compensation judge Andrew Cohen died at the age of 75 on Dec. 29, according to numerous media reports. ...Read More
 
 
Former State Rep. Sworn is as ALJ for Department of Workers' Claims 01/07/2016
State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Former Kentucky state Rep. Tanya Pullin was sworn in Tuesday as an administrative law judge for the Department of Workers' Claims, according to a report by the Portsmouth Daily Times...Read More
 
 

Fatal Trench Collapse Earns Firm Spot in Severe Violator Program 01/06/2016
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A Pennsylvania bridge repair and construction company earned $140,000 in proposed penalties and a spot on the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administrator's severe violator list after a trench collapse killed an employee. ...Read More
 
 

Fees Owed to Attorney Who Prepared for Appeal that Never Came 01/04/2016
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
An employer that asked for an extension of time to appeal a ruling by the Office of Judges of Compensation Claims but then failed to file a brief must pay attorney fees to a claimants' attorney who spent time preparing for the appeal that never came, the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal r...Read More
 
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