Workers' Compensation News
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Owners of Construction Company Accused of Premium Fraud | 11/01/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A brother and sister are accused of altering payroll records to reduce premiums their Southern California construction company had to pay, by more than $1 million per year. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Recycler After Worker Crushed by Falling Pipes | 11/01/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $311,580 in penalties against a Dallas scrap metal recycling company after a worker was crushed by a stack of pipes that fell, requiring hospitalization. ...Read More | |||
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Old Republic Net Income Soars in 3rd Quarter | 10/26/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Old Republic International Corp. on Thursday reported net income of $275.2 million during the third quarter, compared to $46.1 million in the same period last year. ...Read More | |||
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Orthopedic Company Settles Over Alleged False Billing | 10/24/2018 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Olsen Orthopedics, an Oklahoma City orthopedic company, has agreed to pay $455,000 to settle civil allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare and Tricare, the U.S. Attorney’s Office ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Guidance Expected to Change Employers' Approach to Drug Testing | 10/22/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New federal guidance may reassure employers that they won’t run afoul of anti-retaliation regulations if they conduct post-injury drug testing or offer safety incentive programs. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Inspection Program Will Use Employers' Electronically Submitted Data | 10/19/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a program to target employers with high rates of injury and illness, as well as those that failed to submit required data for 2016. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Intensifies Trenching Emphasis Program | 10/05/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In response to a recent spike in deaths of workers in trenches, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has updated its National Emphasis Prog...Read More | |||
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Owner Can Be Held Liable for Accident by Worker Using Lift Without Consent | 09/28/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the owner of a lift was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a Labor Law claim against it because a worker’s employer had borrowed it without permission. However, the owner could still be potentially liable to the worker if the lift was def...Read More | |||
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OSHA Training in Louisville Oct. 22-26 | 09/24/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Kentucky's state-run workplace safety agency will offer another round of free training Oct. 22-26, this time in Louisville. The free...Read More | |||
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Officials Aren't Itching to Close Courthouse Over Bedbug Sightings | 09/21/2018 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Despite calls from labor unions to shut down the courthouse because of bedbugs, court administrators have said it's not such a biting concern and plan to keep the building operating. ...Read More | |||
