Workers' Compensation News
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Outsourcing of Workers' Comp to Save Milwaukee County $644,116
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04/21/2014
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State: WI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Milwaukee County has outsourced the administration of workers' compensation claims this year for the first time, and as a result it expects to cut costs by $644,116 from last year, according the state's risk management 2014 budget ...Read More
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Owner of Security Company Gets 120 Days for Fraud
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04/16/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The owner of a private security company in Northern California was sentenced to 120 days in county jail and fined $18,000 for making a false statement to obtain lower workers’ compensation premiums, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.Prosecutors ...Read More
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OSHA Cites Lumber Company for 26 Violations
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04/16/2014
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State: AL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited an Alabama pallet manufacturer for 26 safety and health violations after an inspection at a Huntsville work site, according to an OSHA release.L&L Lumber Co. makes lumber pallets and railings, employing about 60 workers....Read More
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OSHA Says Fired Railroad Conductor Is Due $352,082.75
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04/14/2014
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A railroad conductor who was fired after reporting a workplace injury is due $352,082.75 from the Wisconsin Central Limited railway, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ruled.The conductor was within his 60-day probationary period when he wa...Read More
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OSHA Cites Company for 17 Serious Violations
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04/11/2014
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Fort Worth-based EICA Industries, Inc. for 17 serious violations, OSHA said in a release.EICA manufactures heads and ends for pressurized tanks. It was cited for exposing workers to preventable struck-by and amputation haza...Read More
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OSHA's Proposed Silica Limits Take Industry Fire
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04/08/2014
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By Peter Mantius, Northern Bureau ChiefProposed new federal limits on silica dust exposure for workers have drawn strong criticism in testimony in recent days from a host of construction and mining inter...Read More
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Officer Can Get PTD for PTSD before Physical Injuries Reach MMI
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04/04/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that a former police officer with allowed claims for both physical and mental injuries could not be denied permanent total disability benefits for his post-traumatic stress disorder just because the physical conditions in his claim were not yet at maximum medical i...Read More
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ODG Wants in as Alternative Return-to-Work Guidelines
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04/03/2014
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Joey Berlin, Southern Bureau ChiefA rule petition has opened the door to making Texas’ return-to-work guidelines come from two sources instead of just one. If the petition is adopted, many carriers might leave one of...Read More
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