Workers' Compensation News
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Guard Appoints Western Regional Sales Director
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03/13/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Guard Insurance Group announced on Tuesday the appointment of Steve Keshishian as a director of regional sales to address recent and planned growth in the West.In his new capacity, Keshishian will oversee sales operations in California and Nevada and handle agency and territory managemen...Read More
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Guam Port Fires Workers Accused of Falsifying Claim
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03/13/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A $77,000 claim for travel and medical expenses triggered a corruption investigation that led to the firing of six workers at the Port Authority of Guam for allegedly falsifying documents so an executive could collect workers’ compensation benefits, according to the Pacific Daily News....Read More
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Grocery Store Worker Gets 1% Impairment Rating for Depression
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03/12/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Florida worker suffering from depression, which was controlled by medication, was entitled to a 1% permanent impairment rating. Case: Sheaffer v. Publix Super Markets Inc., No. 1D12-2589, 03/08/2013, published.Facts: Dawn Sheaffer i...Read More
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General Assembly Creates Newtown Trauma Fund
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03/08/2013
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Connecticut General Assembly on Wednesday created a special fund to help pay for mental health counseling and lost wages for the first responders, teachers and other workers traumatized by the Dec. 14 school massacre in Newtown, Conn. The Associated Press reported that both the House...Read More
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Governor Signs Changes to HB 1 into Law
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03/07/2013
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State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefKentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed into law changes to the state's program to combat "pill mills" that now will mandate criminal background checks for anyone seeking a license t...Read More
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Guilty Pleas in Bribery Case Tied to Larger Check-Cashing Scam
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03/05/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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By Jim Sams, Senior EditorThe former BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. auditor charged with taking bribes and the four staffing company owners accused of bribing him have made plea deals with federal prosecutors, bringing a seco...Read More
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General Assembly Taking Second Run at 'Pill Mill' Crackdown
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03/01/2013
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State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefGeorgia lawmakers are trying for the second year to pass legation that would require that all pain management clinics be licensed and wholly owned by physicians, a move supporters say w...Read More
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General Assembly Considering Mental Trauma Bill
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03/01/2013
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Connecticut General Assembly is considering legislation that would provide benefits for mental trauma when a worker witnesses a maiming or death in the workplace.The Labor and Public Employees Committee voted 7-4 on Thursday to advance Senate Bill 823, which would provide benefits fo...Read More
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Governor Reappoints Rod Bordelon Comp Commissioner
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02/27/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced Tuesday he has reappointed Rod Bordelon Jr. of Austin as commissioner of workers' compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2015.TDI's Division of Workers' Compensation regulates the workers' compensatio...Read More
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Guard Assumed Risk of Injury by Interceding in Fight
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02/27/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: GA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A security guard at an Alzheimer’s care facility assumed the risk of injury by a patient when he attempted to break up a fight between the patient and a nurse, and so he could not sue the patient in tort for the knee injury he received, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled....Read More
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