Workers' Compensation News
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Overbilling Neurosurgeon Agrees to Give Up Medical License
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11/26/2013
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State: WI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Milwaukee neurosurgeon has agreed to give up his medical license in an agreement with the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board.Dr. Cully White and the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board agreed that the board should suspend White's license, in lieu of pending malpractice and fraud alleg...Read More
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OSHA Cites Marine Contractor following Crane Collapse
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11/26/2013
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a New York marine construction contractor for safety violations following the collapse of a crane at Avalon Bay Marina in Stamford, Conn.OSHA said in a press release inspectors have recommended $165,200 in fines against Con...Read More
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Osteopathic Board Reviewing Opioid Guidelines
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11/21/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The New Mexico Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners next month will hold a hearing and vote on rules adopting guidelines to determine whether a physician’s prescribing practices are consistent with the appropriate treatment of pain.Proposed regulatory language says the prescribin...Read More
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OSHA Fines Roofing Company $158K for Lack of Fall Protection
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11/21/2013
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Affordable Roofing and Exteriors for five safety violations and proposed penalties of $158,015, after inspections at three job sites showed that the employer failed to ensure that its workers were properly using fall-protection techniques....Read More
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OSHA Cites Welspun Tubular for Amputation Hazards
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11/21/2013
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State: AR | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Welspun Tubular LLC for two safety violations, including a willful violation, for exposing workers to possible amputation hazards at the same Little Rock pipe-manufacturing plant where a worker was crushed t...Read More
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OSHA Cites Excavator, Proposes $70,070 in Fines
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11/21/2013
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State: WI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Green Bay-based excavation contractor has been cited by the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for four repeat and two serious safety violations carrying proposed penalties of $70,070.PTS Contractors Inc. has also been added t...Read More
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OSHA to Probe Roofer's Fatal Fall in Pulaski
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11/21/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety & Health Administration has confirmed that it is investigating a 23-year-old man's fatal fall Monday at a Pulaski construction site.According to the Watertown Daily Times, Kyle M. Brown, of Turin, fell 24 fe...Read More
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OSHA Fines Tyson Foods $121,720 for Safety Violations
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11/20/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Tyson Foods $121,700 for repeat and serious safety violations at its processing plant in Buffalo, N.Y.OSHA said in a news release that inspectors cited the Arkansas-based poultry, beef and pork processor following an inspec...Read More
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OSHA Reminds Retailers to Prepare for Holiday Season Crowds
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11/20/2013
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is encouraging retail employers to take precautions to prevent worker injuries during "Black Friday" and other major sales events during the upcoming holiday season....Read More
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OSHA Proposes $89,760 in Fines against Brick Layer
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11/20/2013
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Pennsylvania brick layer for four safety violations following an imminent danger complaint issued in May.OSHA said in a news release that inspectors have proposed $89,760 in fines against McGee Plastering & Stucco in ...Read More
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