Workers' Compensation News
| Man Charged With Making Threat to "Get His Piece" Over Benefits Dispute | 02/08/2016 | ||
| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A Norwalk, Conn. convalescent home worker was charged on Wednesday with threatening to get his firearm during an argument with a social worker about workers’ comp benefits, ...Read More | |||
| Maximus Net Income Slides as Revenue Grows | 02/05/2016 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maximus, a Virginia-based company that provides independent medical review services to the California Division of Workers' Compensation, reported a 19% growth in revenue for the fiscal year quarter that ended on Dec. 31, but a 38% decline in net income. Maximus reported revenues of $5...Read More | |||
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MLAC Posts Bill Information Ahead of Feb. 5 Meeting | 02/03/2016 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Management-Labor Advisory Committee posted to its website information for three bills that will be discussed during a Feb. 5 meeting in Salem. ...Read More | |||
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Mattress Maker Faces $77,000 Fine Following Accident | 02/02/2016 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Colorado Springs mattress manufacturer $77,000 after a post-accident inspection identified one serious and one willful violation. ...Read More | |||
| MEMIC Promotes Unit Manager to Claims Director | 01/29/2016 | ||
| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Robyn Jackson The MEMIC Gro...Read More | |||
| Manufacturer Cited for Lack of Machine Guarding | 01/28/2016 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio manufacturer of fasteners failed to install guards on machinery, exposing workers to a risk of amputation or other injuries, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said. Based on the findings of a July 30 inspection, OSHA on Jan. 21 issued citations for eight sa...Read More | |||
| Marsh Predicts Continued Rate Pressure, Consolidations in 2016 | 01/21/2016 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Employers will increasingly use wearable devices this year to improve workplace safety and telemedicine as a way to achieve better workers’ compensation claim outcomes, according to a trend ...Read More | |||
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Meaningful Return to Work Major Issue for Appellate Court Rulings in 2015 | 01/21/2016 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The meaning of "meaningful return-to-work" was the top issue considered by the Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel in 2015, according to a summary of cases posted online by the state Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Man Faces 20 Years After Pleading Guilty to Tribal Comp Scheme | 01/20/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A man who cashed in on skyrocketing rates to sell discounted alternative workers' compensation coverage in California and then pocketed millions of dollars from the program faces up to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of mail fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office...Read More | |||
| Minnesota WC Insurers Association Releases 2016 Statistical Manual | 01/19/2016 | ||
| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Insurers Association has released its 2016 statistical plan manual, which contains the rules and instructions governing the reporting of statistical data for policies in Minnesota. The information generated by the plan is used in the association&r...Read More | |||
