Workers' Compensation News
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Labor Department's Employer Conference Postponed until Spring
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10/15/2014
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State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Delaware Department of Labor’s 11th Employer Conference, originally scheduled for Oct. 23, is being rescheduled for an undetermined date next spring, the labor department announced in a release.
“There are now several human resource-themed conferences being offered through...Read More
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Lindsay Man Charged with Trying to Claim Bar Fight Injury
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10/14/2014
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State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Lindsay, Oklahoma, man has been charged with workers’ compensation fraud after allegedly sustaining a hand injury in a bar fight, then filing a workers’ compensation claim for the injury a week later.
According to a court affidavit, witnesses told investigators that Justin C...Read More
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LWD Issues New Weekly Workers' Comp Benefit Rates
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10/14/2014
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State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Effective Oct. 1, the average weekly wage in Massachusetts is now $1,214.99.
In circular letter no. 345, the Labor and Workforce Development Department said that the new weekly compensation rate for temporary and total disability benefits under §34 shall equal 60% of the employee&rsq...Read More
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LASIE Annual Conference Scheduled for Nov. 5-7
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10/13/2014
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Louisiana Association of Self-Insured Employers has scheduled its 23rd Annual Meeting and Workers’ Compensation Conference for Nov. 5-7 at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi.
The conference agenda will provide sessions with information about workers’ compensatio...Read More
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L&I Offering Symposium on Medical E-Billing Mandate
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10/09/2014
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State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry is offering a symposium on compliance with workers' compensation electronic medical-billing requirements in St. Paul on Nov. 5.
The day-long event will identify and address challenges to meeting the state's requirement that common h...Read More
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Labor Commission Extends Deadline for Workplace Safety Grants
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10/09/2014
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State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Utah Labor Commission announced that it has extended the application deadline for its workplace safety grants until Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, at 5 p.m.
Employers may apply for a grant to receive funding for projects or initiatives that demonstrate a commitment to workplace saf...Read More
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LA County Probation Officer Arrest
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09/29/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Los Angeles County probation officer was arrested this week on one count of insurance fraud and one count of falsifying workers' compensation documents after the department chief vowed to crack down on fraudulent claims.
Cynthia Wesley, a detention officer working at Central Juvenil...Read More
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