Workers' Compensation News
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National Labor Relations Board Files Complaint Against Tesla
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09/05/2017
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against electric car manufacturer Tesla, accusing it of violating workers' rights by forcing them to sign a confidentiality agreement that threatening them with termination or criminal charges if they spoke to the media about...Read More
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NCCI Discusses Employer Concerns About Workers' Marijuana Use
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08/30/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Montana’s workers’ compensation law says that an employee is not eligible for workers’ compensation benefits if the use of medical marijuana is the major contributing cause of the injury or the occupational disease.
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NIOSH: Deadliest U.S. Fisheries Are on the East Coast
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08/30/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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While commercial fishing deaths have declined across the nation in recent years, preventable incidents continue to be a problem for the industry, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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No Decision in SB 1160 Challenge; Next Hearing Thursday
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08/29/2017
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The federal judge presiding over the constitutional challenge to the lien stay provision in Senate Bill 1160 did not make any decision on a request for a temporary injunction at a hearing last week and ordered parties to return for further proceedings on Thursday.
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NCCI Recommending 10.3% Decrease in Voluntary Rates
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08/28/2017
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 10.3% decrease in workers’ compensation rates for West Virginia, which would mark the 13th-straight year that rates have declined.
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No Penalty Owed for Claim Closure Despite Spinal Surgery
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08/25/2017
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A claimant is not entitled to penalties and attorney fees against SAIF Corp. for closing his claim after he underwent spinal surgery because the carrier had “legitimate doubt” that additional benefits were owed, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled.
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