Workers' Compensation News
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Opponents Square Off over Safety Worker Presumptions
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06/28/2012
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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 ChiefBills that would create a presumption that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is compensable in hospital workers and eliminate the time limit for collecting death benefits under...Read More
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OSHA Violation Insufficient to Establish 'Intentional Wrong'
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06/28/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that a construction worker who was injured when a trench collapsed on him could not maintain a tort action against his employer for an "intentional wrong," even though the employer was cited for a "willful" violation of federal safety regulations to guard agai...Read More
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OSHA Fines Contractors for Hazards at 20-Story Structure
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06/26/2012
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed fines totaling more than $463,000 against four contractors working on a 20-story building in Jersey City, N.J., following an inspection in December 2011.OSHA said in a press release on Monday that the inspection revea...Read More
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Officers, Board Inducted at Defense Attorney Association Meeting
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06/26/2012
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Officers and the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA) took office last week, at the close of the association's annual meeting. The meeting was held June 14 to 17 in Hilton Head Island, S.C. During the meeting, Jonathan Berk...Read More
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Overdose Death a Grave Injury under Scaffold Law
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06/22/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court refused to dismiss a scaffold law wrongful-death claim filed against an employer and other parties by the widow of an injured worker who died after an accidental overdose of narcotic painkillers.Case: Rice v. West 37th Group LLC, 04676, 06/12/2012.F...Read More
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OHSA Fines Ashford Trucking Company
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06/22/2012
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State: AL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ashford-based trucking company was hit with 17 safety violations during a March inspection as part of a "site-specific" targeting program, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).The company, Alabama Motor Express, was issued 13 "ser...Read More
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OSIP Places Employer in Default
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06/20/2012
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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 California Office of Self Insurance Plans (OSIP) issued an order of default Tuesday against professional employer organization Administrative Concepts Corp., the first self-insured employer to be placed in default in 2012.OSIP said Administrative Concepts failed to make workers&rsquo...Read More
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OSHA Prevails in Jurisdiction Argument with Charter School
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06/20/2012
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Department of Labor has won a jurisdictional challenge in U.S. district court in a whistleblower case against a Palmetto-based charter school, the agency announced Monday.The dispute, against Renaissance Arts and Education Inc., doing business as Manatee School for the Arts, pertains to ...Read More
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OSIP Upgrades Administrator Certification Testing
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06/19/2012
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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 California Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR) Office of Self Insurance Plans (OSIP) has selected PSI Services LLC to provide claims adjuster testing services under a two-year contract beginning July 1.Every individual that makes decisions on the reserving of workers&rsqu...Read More
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OSHA Cites Augusta Lumber Company
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06/19/2012
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State: WV | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A January inspection of an Augusta-based lumber company turned up serious and repeat violations, landing the operation more than $49,000 in fines, according to the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).Shingleton Timber & Trucking was cited with...Read More
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