Workers' Compensation News
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Orange County Judge Pleads Guilty to Defrauding SIBTF | 01/08/2026 | |
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| Orange County Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro on Wednesday agreed to plead guilty to a felony mail fraud charge for knowingly paying a provider suspended from California's workers' compensation system to write medical-legal reports connected to claims involving the Subsequent Injurie...Read More | |||
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OAL Approves Utilization Review Rules | 01/02/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced that the Office of Administrative Law approved its rules to exempt certain treatments and prescriptions from utilization review. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Bakery $394,849 | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Ohio bakery $394,849 for allegedly exposing workers to unsafe conditions. The ...Read More | |||
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OIR Holding Insurance Summit April 14-15 | 12/18/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is holding its 2026 Insurance Summit April 14-15 in Tallahassee. “Florida has one o...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Contractor $1.2 Million | 12/17/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Connecticut contractor more than $1.2 million for allegedly failing to protect workers from cave-in and excavation hazards. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Proposes $986,888 in Fines for Transformer Manufacturer | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Idaho transformer manufacturer is facing nearly $1 million in penalties for allegedly not correcting hazards identified by federal inspectors. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Proposes More Than $1M Fine for Worker Fatality | 12/02/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A vegetable processing company in New Jersey faces proposed penalties of $1,125,484 after a worker was fatally injured while cleaning a machine. ...Read More | |||
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OJCC's Procedural Rule on Tolling Doesn't Control Over Conflicting Rule of Appellate Procedure | 09/26/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court said an administrative rule of the Office of Judges of Compensation Claims had to yield to a conflicting Rule of Appellate Procedure on the application of tolling when there is a pending motion for reconsideration. ...Read More | |||
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Owner of Construction Companies Indicted on Fraud Charges | 09/18/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prosecutors in New York announced that the owner of several concrete construction companies was indicted for multiple acts of suspected fraud, including allegedly underreporting the size of his staff. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Investigation Leads to $262K in Fines for Aerospace Facility After Fire | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor cited an Orlando, Florida-based missile manufacturer for exposing workers to fire, burn and inhalation hazards after a December fire hospitalized two employees and injured others. ...Read More | |||
