Workers' Compensation News
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OJCC Judge: PFB Filings Increased for First Time in 5 Years
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10/22/2014
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida Office of Judges of Compensation Claims saw an increase in Petition for Benefit filings during fiscal year 2013-14, the first time the OJCC has seen an increase in PFBs since the 2008-09 fiscal year, according to a post on Deputy Chief Judge David Langham’s blog.
Langham...Read More
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OSHA Proposes $70K in Fines after Finding Repeat Safety Violation
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10/20/2014
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Fall hazards at a Bridgeport, Connecticut, construction site may cost a roofing contractor $70,070 in fines.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing the penalties against Xtreme Restoration & Waterproofing after citing the company for a repeat violation and...Read More
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OSHA Cites Dollar Tree once again for Safety Violations at Watauga Store
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10/20/2014
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Source: OSHA
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Dollar Tree Stores for willfully and repeatedly exposing workers at its store in Watauga, Texas, to serious hazards, the latest in a run of more than 200 safety and health violations for Dollar Tree since 2009, OSHA announced in a re...Read More
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OSHA Cites Construction Co. for 4 Violations
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10/20/2014
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Chris Sawdo Construction in Middleburg, Florida, for one willful and three serious safety violations for exposing workers to fall hazards, the agency announced in a release. Proposed penalties total $60,500.
OSHA started its ...Read More
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OIR Mulling NCCI's Rate-Cut Filing after Public Hearing
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10/17/2014
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Following its public hearing last Tuesday on a proposed 3.3% statewide decrease in workers’ compensation rates for Florida, the state’s Office of Insurance Regulation is considering the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s filing.
Harvey Bennett, communications d...Read More
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Oversight Panel Drafts Rules and Regs For New Fee Schedule
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10/16/2014
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State: DE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Delaware’s Workers’ Compensation Oversight Panel has drafted regulations for its new medical fee schedule, which is designed to reduce costs by 20% during the panel's first year of existence, Secretary of Labor John McMahon said Wednesday.
However, a modest rate reduction ...Read More
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OSHA Cites Lumber Co. following Entanglement Death of Worker
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10/15/2014
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Source: OSHA
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State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Graham Lumber Co. for one willful and one serious safety violation after the death of an employee in April, OSHA announced in a release.
The employee was killed after becoming entangled in a conveyor belt at the company&r...Read More
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One Call Care Management Appoints new Board Member
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10/15/2014
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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One Call Care Management has added a new member to its board of directors.
Greg Roth, who comes to One Call after a decade of work at the outsourced physician staffing firm TeamHealth, will take on the role, according to a Tuesday ...Read More
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OIR Meeting on NCCI Filing Will Include Consumer Advocate Presentation
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10/13/2014
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has released the agenda for its meeting Tuesday on the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s proposed statewide average rate decrease for workers’ compensation.
NCCI is proposing a 3.3% statewide average rate reduction. Tuesday...Read More
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