Workers' Compensation News
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Oregon Updates Medical-Payment Reporting List
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03/14/2016
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division has expanded its list of workers’ comp insurers and self-insured employers that are required to report medical bill payment data.
Safety National Casualty Corp. and Trumbull Insurance Co. are now among the companies that must electroni...Read More
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OSHA Cites Contractor for Putting Workers in Danger of Trench Collapse
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03/14/2016
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By: Risk Media Solutions
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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After the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration received a tip that workers at a New Jersey worksite were in imminent danger of a trench collapse in January, it investigated and has now proposed penalties of $52,000 for the construction firm in charge.
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OrthoAtlanta Adds Piedmont West Office
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03/09/2016
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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OrthoAtlanta, which provides orthopaedic services to sports medicine and workers’ compensation patients, has opened a new office in Atlanta.
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OSHA to Hold Pacific Coast Safety Fest Next Week
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03/09/2016
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By: Risk Media Solutions
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State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be holding the Pacific Coast Safety Fest March 14-18 in various locations in the Western region.
The free events will be held in:
Phoenix, at Arizona State University.
Dublin, California, at the OSHA...Read More
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Owner of Construction Co. Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
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03/07/2016
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The owner of Capitol City Construction Co. pleaded guilty to underreporting more than $1 million in payroll to insurance companies and California's Employment Development Department, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office said in a statement.
William Alan Huffman, 47, re...Read More
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OSHA: Worker Fired for Refusing to Drive Unregistered Truck
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03/07/2016
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State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A company that fired a truck driver for refusing to drive a vehicle that lacked proper state registration must pay the worker $55,000 in back wages, damages and compensation, a federal agency has determined.
Nebraska-based Jake Rieger Farms LLC fired the driver on the spot after he refuse...Read More
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OSHA Presses Metal Parts Maker to Install Guards on Machines
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03/07/2016
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By: Risk Media Solutions
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Pennsylvania manufacturer has been cited for putting its employees at risk of amputation by failing to provide machine guards, and it now faces $60,000 in proposed penalties, according to the U.S. Occupatio...Read More
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Only Round 1 in Workers' Comp Court Challenges
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03/03/2016
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By: Joe McDonald (reporter)
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State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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In the wake of a one-two punch to workers' compensation reform, experts in law and labor said Wednesday one thing appears certain: more court cases challenging the changes passed in 2013 that created the Oklahoma Option and an administrative court system.
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OSHA Finds 20 Serious Violations at Steel Foundry
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02/29/2016
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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A Connecticut steel foundry has received citations for 20 serious safety violations and is facing proposed fines of $90,000 from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Employees at PCC Structurals-Groton faced the risk of chemical burns, fire, lacerations, amputations,...Read More
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