Workers' Compensation News
| Majority of Clients Injured in Terrorist Shooting Seek Medical Retirement | 12/04/2018 | ||
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| A California applicants’ attorney representing a dozen San Bernardino County workers who were injured in a terrorist attack during a holiday party at the Inland Regional Center three years ago said the majority of her clients have or will take medical retirement. ...Read More | |||
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Murder-for-Hire Charge Against Applicant Dropped | 12/03/2018 | |
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| Prosecutors have dropped a charge of solicitation for murder against a Fresno applicant who was accused of offering another man $200,000 to kill an attorney, the Fresno Bee reported Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Maintenance Company Cited After Worker Burned in Explosion | 12/03/2018 | |
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| A property maintenance and land clearing company in Florida is facing $94,415 in proposed federal penalties after a worker was burned in an explosion. ...Read More | |||
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MedRisk Develops Treatment Guidelines for Post-Concussion Symptoms | 11/28/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| MedRisk, a provider of physical medicine management for workers’ comp, announced Tuesday that it has developed medical treatment guidelines for post-concussion symptoms. ...Read More | |||
| Murphy, Tribby Reappointed to Work Comp Advisory Council | 11/27/2018 | ||
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| Jean Murphy of Sioux Falls and Daniel L. Tribby of Sturgis have been reappointed to the South Dakota Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council. The appointments took effect on Oct. 31 and run through Oct. 30, 2021, according to a ...Read More | |||
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MLAC, DCBS Eyeing Increase in Fund Balance | 11/26/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is drafting legislation that would double the minimum statutory balance for the Workers' Benefit Fund, which pays for inflation adjustments to indemnity benefits and for claims left behind by defunct self-insured groups....Read More | |||
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Manufacturer Cited for Multiple Violations Following Finger Amputation | 11/20/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A window and door manufacturer in Hialeah, Florida, is facing proposed federal penalties of $398,545 after part of a worker’s finger was amputated. ...Read More | |||
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Modesto Physician to Pay $175K in Restitution for Billing Scam | 11/12/2018 | |
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| One of six Modesto, California, physicians who were charged last year with insurance fraud has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, and court hearings are scheduled for five others in December and January, the Modesto Be...Read More | |||
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Mail Carrier's Heat Sickness Prompts $129,336 Fine for USPS | 11/12/2018 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The U.S. Postal Service is facing proposed fines of $129,336 after a Las Vegas mail carrier was hospitalized for heat exposure. An investigation by...Read More | |||
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Mechanic Failed to Assert Viable Labor Law Claim Based on Fall From Roof of Van | 11/12/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a vehicle mechanic’s Labor Law claim for alleged injuries from a fall from the roof of a van. ...Read More | |||
