Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Ceremony to Recognize People Killed at Work in 2017
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04/24/2018
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 96 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read
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The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries will commemorate people who died at work last year during an April 26 ceremony in Tumwater.
The department said it will recognize the 65 work-related deaths recorded in 2017 during its Worker Memorial Day ceremony. The names of each ...Read More
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Labor Law Didn't Apply to Worker Cleaning Apartment after Renovation Project
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04/24/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 165 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read
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A New York appellate court ruled that a cleaning crew employee was not entitled to protection under the Labor Law for her alleged fall from a ladder while cleaning an apartment that had just undergone renovations.
Case: Holguin v. Baron, No. 2016-00146, 04/18/2018, published.
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L&I Considers Revising Self-Insurance Rules
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04/23/2018
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 148 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 199 min read
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The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries is considering revising self-insurance rules it says are outdated and have been a point of concern for labor and management.
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Lawyer Gets Max Sentence in Scheme to Defraud Federal WC
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04/23/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 271 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read
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A Dallas lawyer with roots in Zimbabwe has been sentenced to the maximum, 10 years in prison, for his role in defrauding the federal workers' compensation system of almost $30 million.
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Lack of FDA Approval Doesn't Render Rx Unreasonable
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04/19/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 205 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the workers’ compensation law does not categorically exclude compounded medications that are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from being reasonable treatment for an injury.
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Legislative Committee to Review Opioid, Notice Rules
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04/16/2018
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 201 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 43 min read
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The North Carolina Rules Review Commission on Thursday will consider a proposal by the Industrial Commission to amend regulations regarding treatment with opioids, and computation of time and notices.
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Legislation Restricts Opioids, Orders Study of Physician Dispensing
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04/05/2018
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State: AZ | Segment: Top | 635 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 122 min read
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey last week signed into law a bill restricting the prescription of opioids to injured workers, the most recent move in the state’s effort to control opioid abuse, which safety advocates laud as one of the most effective plans in the country.
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Landscaping Business Pleads Guilty to Premium Fraud
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04/03/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 273 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 25 min read
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A Texas landscaping business has pleaded guilty to misrepresenting its payroll so that it could reduce the cost of workers’ compensation premiums, the Division of Workers’ Compensation announced.
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