Workers' Compensation News
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Opioids Tied to Increased Frequency, Costs for Drug Testing
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04/22/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefMedicare payment information from 2012 shows clinical laboratories were the biggest winners under the federal health care program, while ongoing research in California has found drug tes...Read More
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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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