Workers' Compensation News
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OIR Report: State Market Robust, But Impact of Reforms Has Lessened
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12/24/2014
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Florida has a competitive workers’ compensation market, with plenty of coverage options available to employers, a small residual market and loss ratios second only to Texas among the six most populous states, according to the state Office of Insurance Regulation’s 2014 Worke...Read More
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OSHA to Begin Closer Scrutiny of Serious Injuries at Start of New Year
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12/23/2014
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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With less than a month to go before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new requirements for reporting injuries go into effect, employers are bracing for closer scrutiny from federal inspectors – as well as the public, if the administration approves a supplemental rule...Read More
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Owner of Security Co. Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud
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12/22/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The owner of a Northern California private security firm pleaded guilty to tax evasion and workers' compensation fraud, according to a report by the Salinas Californian.
Efren Quiait Evangelista, 62, admitted Wednesday that he lied about payroll to obtain lower workers' comp...Read More
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OSHA Cites Framing Contractor for Fall Exposure
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12/22/2014
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Source: OSHA
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited M. Durrance Construction Inc. for a willful violation after an October inspection found that the company had exposed workers to dangerous falls, OSHA announced in a release.
The Jacksonville, Florida-based company’s...Read More
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OSHA Cites Rice Cake Plant $58,410 after Electrical Shock and Finger Amputation
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12/19/2014
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A rice cake manufacturer in Coldwater, Ohio, is facing $58,410 in proposed fines after one employee suffered an electrical shock and another one lost a finger while servicing a machine this year.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Basic Grain Products for two repeat a...Read More
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OSHA Proposes $42K in Fines against Supermarket where Forklift Crushed Worker
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12/18/2014
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $42,000 in penalties against a Brooklyn supermarket for safety violations that led to the death of a 22-year-old worker who was crushed to death between a forklift and a cement wall.
OSHA said the June 10 fatality was pre...Read More
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OSHA Proposes $139,500 in Penalties against Plant, Staffing Firms
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12/17/2014
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New Jersey company that allegedly exposed workers to chemical hazards and vapors from flammable liquids faces $109,500 in penalties by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA is also proposing $30,000 in penalties against two staffing firms that assigned workers to the comp...Read More
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Occ Med Clinic Hires Software Firm to Automate Operations
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12/16/2014
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Aviation and Occupational Medicine, a workers' compensation medical clinic in Denver, has chosen a software provider to automate its operations.
The clinic has hired the integrated medical services firm Benchmark Systems, according to a Monday ...Read More
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