Workers' Compensation News
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Republican Lawmakers and Advisory Council on Separate Paths
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11/02/2015
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By: John Breslin (Eastern Bureau Chief)
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State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Traditionally, Wisconsin state lawmakers haven't tinkered with the nation's oldest workers' compensation system without vetting their ideas through the labor and management representatives on the state's Workers' Compensation Advisory Council.
But the state representat...Read More
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Republicans Planning to Put More Fault in Comp as Part of Overhaul
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10/26/2015
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State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Republican state lawmakers in Wisconsin plan on introducing legislation next week that would overhaul the nation's first workers' compensation law, reducing benefits in cases where a worker's intoxication or violation of a safety rule contributed to an injury and allowing employers to...Read More
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Richard Newman and Rupali Das Both Leaving DWC
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10/22/2015
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Workers' Compensation Division's chief judge and its top medical officer will both be leaving their posts in the next few months, the division announced Wednesday.
Chief Judge Richard Newman will leave the division at the end of November and assume the position of s...Read More
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Reed Group Hires SVP of Customer Operations
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10/22/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Reed Group has hired Nancy Botiller as its new senior vice president of customer operations, the company announced on Wednesday.
Botiller’s experience includes 19 years at Kaiser Permanente, where she was executive director of the organization’s National Claims Services. Botil...Read More
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Repeat Violations Bring $59,100 in Fines against Lumber Mill
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10/22/2015
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Electrical hazards and a lack of fall protection prompted the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to propose $59,100 in fines against a Georgia lumber mill.
OSHA issued citations to RB Lumber in Riceboro, Georgia, for two repeated and two serious safety violations. Inspecto...Read More
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Report Analyzes 600 Hospital Liability Claims
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10/21/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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CNA, a property and casualty insurance company, released a hospital claim report on Monday that analyzes nearly 600 professional liability claims that closed over a 10-year period.
The report makes recommendations to hospitals for enhancing patient safety and minimizing liability, al...Read More
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Research Center Will Address Older Workers' Needs
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10/21/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has launched a new effort to address the workplace needs and challenges of aging workers.
Called the National Center for Productive Aging and Work, or ...Read More
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