Workers' Compensation News
| Forever 21 Store Agrees to Abate Safety Hazards | 12/21/2015 | ||
| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Forever 21 Retail Inc. has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor that wi...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Body Measurements Will Aid Safety-Equipment Design | 12/16/2015 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health have developed a database of firefighter body measurements intended to help ...Read More | |||
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Feds Seize Luxury Cars from Pain Doc Accused of Billing Scam | 12/15/2015 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Eugene Gosy Federal prosecutors have seized a 20...Read More | |||
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Falling Rates for Comp Insurance in Q3 | 12/15/2015 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Commercial insurance prices were nearly flat in the third quarter of 2015, while prices for workers’ compensation insurance fell nationally, ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter's Hypertension Claim Was Timely | 12/15/2015 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate court ruled that although a firefighter's claim for hypertension was filed more than four years after a doctor to...Read More | |||
| Finger Amputations Prompt $131,000 OSHA Fine for Manufacturer | 12/11/2015 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Two employees of an Ohio wire manufacturer suffered partial finger amputations in separate incidents — just months after the electrocution of another worker who touched live wires at a company facility. ITC Manufacturing on Wednesday was issued citations for 25 serious violations by...Read More | |||
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Fall Hazards Bring $56,000 in Fines Against Roofing Co. | 12/11/2015 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida roofing company that failed to require employees to use fall protection faces $56,000 i...Read More | |||
| Fee Schedule Increases by 1.2% | 12/09/2015 | ||
| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Medical fees will increase by 1.2% next year in Maryland, prices based on the Medicare Economic Index (MEI). The Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission announced this week that it will pass on the inflation adjustment by increasing the conversion factors that are used to calculate ...Read More | |||
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Former Coal Company CEO Convicted on One Count, Not Guilty on Two | 12/07/2015 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former West Virginia coal company owner has been convicted of conspiring to violate safety and health standards at a mine where 29 miners died in a 2010 explosion....Read More | |||
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Former Hair Salon Receptionist Awarded $165,000 After Firing | 12/03/2015 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| An employee fired from a hair salon for talking with colleagues about the hazards of using a straightener containing formaldehyde will receive $165,000 from her former employer....Read More | |||
