Workers' Compensation News
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Roofing Company Cited for Lack of Fall Protection for Workers | 08/17/2016 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New Jersey roofing company is facing $79,240 in federal fines after a compliance officer with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration spotted employees working without fall protection. ...Read More | |||
| Railroad Executive Named Administrator of Workers' Compensation Court | 08/17/2016 | ||
| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court has hired a Union Pacific Railroad executive as its new administrator to replace the retiring Glenn Morton, who spent 28 years with the court. Effective Sept. 7, Tamra L. Walz will serve as the court’s chief administrative officer, and ...Read More | |||
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Report: City Forced to Intervene With TPA to Get Medical Care for Firefighters | 08/16/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The human resources department for the City of San Jose has overruled its third-party administrator in 70 cases denying medical care for injured firefighters, according to a ...Read More | |||
| Rate-Maker Says Overall Average Pure Premiums Should Drop 12.1% | 08/15/2016 | ||
| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Commerce has approved a 12.1% overall average pure premium decrease for next year based on lower indemnity and medical claims from 2015. Rate-maker Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Insurers Association said pure premium increased 4% for 2014 and 2015, case...Read More | |||
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Report: Opioid Dependence Soars Among the Privately Insured | 08/12/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Health insurance claims with an opioid dependence diagnosis rose 3,200% from 2007 to 2014, according to new study from FAIR Health, a national nonprofit that analyzes health care costs. ...Read More | |||
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Regulators Urge Caution as Workplace Deaths Surge | 08/11/2016 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Virginia regulators are urging employers and workers to focus on workplace safety following eight on-the-job deaths in July and 29 so far this year. ...Read More | |||
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Rules Amended for Settlement Contracts, Disciplining Attorneys and Work-Stop Hearings | 08/10/2016 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission has proposed several amendments to 50 Ill. Adm. Code 9070, Settlement Contracts and Lump Sum Petitions. ...Read More | |||
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Researcher: Safer Workplaces Limit Need for Work Comp | 08/09/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As debate has swirled in recent months around opt-out programs and single-payer health care systems as alternatives to conventional workers’ compensation, a University of California, Berkeley, researcher has proposed his own solution. ...Read More | |||
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Rifle Manufacturer Didn't Require Workers to Protect Ears While Testing Guns | 08/09/2016 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Bayonne rifle manufacturer that didn't require workers to wear ear protection when testing guns received a $45,000 fine from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration last month. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Association to Homeowners: Research Contractors Before Hiring | 08/09/2016 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| When roofing contractors come knocking after hailstorms, Colorado homeowners should research the companies before agreeing to anything, the Colorado Roofing Association cautioned. ...Read More | |||
