Workers' Compensation News
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Messner Reeves Contracts with Attorney for Labor and Workers' Comp Cases
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01/09/2015
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0
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The Messner Reeves law firm in Denver announced that it has hired attorney Kate Mowry as counsel for its labor, employment and workers' compensation practices.
Mowry has nearly 20 years of experience litigating employment matters and workers' compensation claims, including appella...Read More
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Man Who Allegedly Taught Karate while Collecting Benefits Charged with Fraud
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01/08/2015
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Southern California delivery driver who said his injury prevented him from performing such routine activities as brushing his teeth was charged with fraud after investigators obtained surveillance footage of him teaching a karate class, Probe Information Services announced.
Fabiano Cost...Read More
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Manufacturer Cited for 17 Violations after Worker's Chemical Exposure Death
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01/08/2015
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Source: OSHA
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health administration has cited MFG Chemical Inc. for 17 safety and health violations after a worker died when chemical vapors from an overpressurized reactor burned his respiratory system, OSHA announced in a release.
MFG’s facilities are located...Read More
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MarketScout Predicts P&C Prices Will Begin to Decline in 2015
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01/07/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Leaders at the insurance exchange MarketScout are predicting that property and casualty insurance rates will begin a soft cycle in 2015.
Property and casualty rates stayed flat in December, according to a press release the company sent out Tuesday. MarketScout Chief Executive Officer...Read More
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Mileage Reimbursement Increases to 57.5 Cents
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01/06/2015
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Injured workers who use a personal vehicle to travel to medical appointments in 2015 will be reimbursed at a rate of 57.5 cents per mile, the Oregon Division of Workers' Compensation announced.
The increase from 56 cents per mile for travel in 2014 is the same as the change in expense...Read More
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Maximum Benefits Up 2% to $951 in 2015
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01/06/2015
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Maximum weekly workers' compensation benefits for Pennsylvania workers injured on or after Jan. 1 were increased by 2% to $951, the State Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced.
Pennsylvania injured workers receive wage-loss benefits equal to two-thirds of their weekly salary, ...Read More
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