Workers' Compensation News
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Manufacturer Fined $87K After Untrained Worker Burned While Changing Fuse | 12/23/2015 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $87,000 in penalties against a Pennsylvania manufacturer after an employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to his face, arms and hands. ...Read More | |||
| Mileage Reimbursement Dropping to 54 Cents in 2016 | 12/21/2015 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured workers who have to travel to medical or medical-legal appointments will be reimbursed at 54 cents per mile in 2016, the Cali...Read More | |||
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Manufacturer Fined $116,270 After Hand Mangling | 12/21/2015 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $116,270 in fines against a Florida manufacturer for safety violations after an em...Read More | |||
| Maximum Benefit Increasing to $842 Jan. 1 | 12/21/2015 | ||
| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Michigan Workers' Compensation Agency is increasing maximum weekly benefits 2.7% in 2016, to $842 from the current maximum of $820, according to a notice posted on the agency's website. Under Section 418.355(2) of the Workers' Disability Compensation Act, maximum benefits ...Read More | |||
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More Charges Against PEO Owner Accused of Insurance Fraud | 12/16/2015 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a professional employer organization stole tens of thousands of dollars from three companies that thought they were buying workers' compensati...Read More | |||
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More Wearable Safety Devices to Hit the Market | 12/15/2015 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
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| MyMatrixx Opens New Headquarters in Tampa | 12/15/2015 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| MyMatrixx celebrated the opening of its new headquarters in Tampa, Florida with an open house for city officials and other "dignitaries," the pharmacy benefit manager and medical management company said in a press release Monday. The City of Tampa's Administrator of Economic...Read More | |||
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Memo To Judges, Lawyers: Fees Cannot Exceed 20% | 12/15/2015 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Jersey's top workers' compensation judge issued a reminder to judges and attorneys that claimants' counsel fees must not exceed 20% of any awar...Read More | |||
| MLAC Subcommittee to Review Need for Counseling Services | 12/14/2015 | ||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A subcommittee of Oregon's Management-Labor Advisory Committee will meet Jan. 8 to discuss the need to provide counseling services for injured workers suffering from conditions such as anxiety or depression. Lawmakers this year passed ...Read More | |||
| Maximum Indemnity, Death Benefits Increasing 4% in 2016, New IME List Posted | 12/10/2015 | ||
| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Workers' Compensation Division announced maximum indemnity and death benefits will go up 4 percent in 2016 to account for an increase in the state's average weekly wage. At the same time, the division on Dec. 4 published an updated list of approved independent medi...Read More | |||
