Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Posts Info on Ebola
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11/10/2014
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Employers must follow U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines when there is a reasonable potential that workers could be exposed to the Ebola virus or an infected individual, the Washington state Department of Labor & Industries said on a new page added to its website.
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Lake County Approves Telephone Triage for Comp Claims
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11/06/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Lake County workers who suffer simple strains, animal bites or stings or are exposed to poison oak can call a telephone triage nurse who will offer advice on how to self-treat under a new program unanimously approved by county supervisors last month.
The goal of the program is to reduce t...Read More
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Limited Timeline to Pass TRIA Bill Could Force House to Adopt Senate Version
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11/06/2014
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With Tuesday's election over and the clock ticking toward the expiration of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, a coalition of about 50 businesses, insurance companies and advocacy groups have entered into a final effort to get the House of Representatives to reauthorize the program.
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Last Carrier to Provide Coverage for Employer Was Liable for Employee's Back Injury
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11/05/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Arizona appellate court ruled that the more recent of the carriers to provide coverage to an employer was liable for the latter of an employee's two back injuries under the successive-injury doctrine.
Case: Southwest Desert Images v. Industrial Commission, No. 2 CA-IC 2014-0007, 10...Read More
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Loss Development and Medical Trends Drive 5.3% Reduction in Loss Costs
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11/04/2014
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Improving medical trends and loss-development experience offset higher benefits due to increases in Oregon's average weekly wage, leading the National Council on Compensation Insurance to recommend the 5.3% reduction in loss costs that was approved in September.
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L&I Getting Pushback on Proposed 1.8% Rate Hike
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11/04/2014
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries proposed an average 1.8% rate increase for 2015, but some employers think the agency could get by without raising rates at all, according to a report by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
During an Oct. 27 public hearing on the rate p...Read More
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L.A. Probation Officer Accused of Altering RTW Slip to Extend Temp. Disability
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10/24/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Los Angeles County probation officer finds herself on the other side of the criminal justice system, accused of altering workers' compensation documents to extend her period of temporary disability and also defraud a carrier that sold her a supplemental disability policy.
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Landscaper Charged with Double-Dipping
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10/24/2014
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A Southern California landscaper was arrested for operating his own business while collecting benefits for an alleged back injury sustained while working for another firm, American Employer Defense Investigations said in a statement.
Ignacio Luna Silva of Anaheim County was arrested Tuesd...Read More
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Labor Commission Changes Compensation Agreement Forms
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10/24/2014
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State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Utah Labor Commission replaced Form 219, "Permanent Partial Disability Compensation Agreement" with a new Form 219, "Statement of Compensation," that must now be sent to the injured worker along with the first payment of partial disability benefits.
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LWCC Founding Chairman Temple Dies at 68
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10/23/2014
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that founding board member Aubrey T. Temple, Jr. has died at age 68. The cause of death was not announced.
Temple was the LWCC’s founding chairman of the board and held that position for 20 years. He was named chairman e...Read More
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