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Workers' Compensation News

 
OSHA Federal Advisory Council to Hold Meeting Sept. 8 08/30/2016
State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Injured federal employees' return-to-work outcomes comprise one topic the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health will discuss at its Sept. 8 meeting in the nation's capital. The meeting will also update attendees on the status of: The Federa...Read More
 
 

OWCP Proposes Rules on Minimum, Maximum Benefits Under Longshore Program 08/29/2016
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs on Friday proposed rules to implement minimum and maximum benefit provisions in the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More
 
 

Oceanus Partners to Host WorkComp Workshop for Insurers in Chicago Oct. 18-19 08/24/2016
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Oceanus Partners, a consulting and training organization for insurance professionals, will host its WorkComp Workshop in Chicago on Oct. 18-19. ...Read More
 
 

Operator of Tribal Comp Scheme Gets 3 Years in Federal Prison 08/23/2016
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A man who pleaded guilty in January to cashing in on skyrocketing rates to sell discounted alternative workers' compensation coverage in California, then pocketing millions of dollars from the program, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office anno...Read More
 
 
OSHA Subcommittee to Host Emergency Response Rule Discussion Sept. 7-9 08/23/2016
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's National Advisory Committee will hold a meeting of its Emergency Response and Preparedness Subcommittee from Sept. 7-9 in Washington, D.C., the agency announced. The meeting will give the subcommittee an opportunity to finalize an em...Read More
 
 
OSHA Accepting Nominations to Fill 6 Seats on Federal Advisory Council 08/23/2016
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it is accepting nominations for members to serve on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health. Eight members of the 16-member council represent federal agency management, and the other eight represent federal...Read More
 
 

OSHA Cites Manufacturer Liqui-Box After Worker's Thumb Partially Amputated 08/22/2016
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
OSHA has cited food plastics manufacturer Liqui-Box Corp. in Ashland for three serious safety violations for exposing workers to machine safety hazards. ...Read More
 
 
OSIP Seeking Proposals for Actuarial and Financial Consultants 08/19/2016
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Office of Self-Insurance Plans is seeking proposals from actuarial and financial consulting firms to ensure private self-insurers and private self-insured groups are adequately funded to pay their liabilities, and are in compliance with state regulations. According to the r...Read More
 
 

One of Last Holdouts for Medical Fee Schedule to Select Vendor Today 08/19/2016
By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission says a long-awaited medical fee schedule will reduce the number of billing disputes it adjudicates each year — currently 2,000 on average — and will provide certainty for providers and insurers. ...Read More
 
 

OSHA Tests New Process to Speed Whistleblower Claims 08/18/2016
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer
The U.S. Department of Labor is launching a pilot program in its Western region to speed up processing of whistleblower claims. Under the pr...Read More
 
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