Workers' Compensation News
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Outcome of Arbitration for Heart and Lung Benefits Isn't Binding on WCJ
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04/07/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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The Commonwealth Court is sticking to its prior determination that a workers' compensation judge is not bound to recognize a disability that served to secure an award of benefits for a prison guard trainee under the Heart and Lung Act.
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Opioid Task Force to Convene First Meeting
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03/29/2017
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission will hold the first meeting of its Opioid Task Force on April 6.
The commission formed the task force in F...Read More
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Out to Catch Comp Fraudster, PI Finds Murderer Instead
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03/28/2017
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A private investigator working for a workers' compensation carrier captured video of a murder while looking for evidence that a worker was faking his claim last year, Newport News newspaper ...Read More
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One Comp Measure Fails, Another Moves to Senate
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03/24/2017
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State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A bill that sought to expand employer subrogation rights and allow employers to cut off benefits to claimants fired for misconduct failed to win the two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives needed for passage.
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OIR Seeks Proposals From Designated Statistical Agents
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03/23/2017
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a request for proposals to find a designated statistical agent for workers’ compensation and employers’ liability insurance.
Responses to the RFP, along with required documents, are due by April 27. The OIR expec...Read More
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OSHA Newsletter Reveals Enforcement Activity Has Continued
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03/22/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio printing facility received multiple safety citations from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a worker suffered an amputation, and another worker’s finger was fractured in a printing press.
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OSHA: Confined Spaces, Excavation Lead to More Deaths
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03/17/2017
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State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched 12 fatality investigations in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska since Oct. 1 — an increase from seven investigations of fatalities during the same period a year ago.
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