Workers' Compensation News
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Rash of Construction Falls Prompts OSHA Call to Action
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07/15/2016
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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A series of recent workplace falls that have killed or injured five Philadelphia-area workers has triggered an OSHA warning for construction companies to ensure employees have and use proper equipment.
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Riverview Center Hearings Held at WCB's Schenectady Office Tuesday
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07/13/2016
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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Workers' Compensation Board hearings scheduled for the Riverview Center in Albany were moved to the board office in Schenectady on Tuesday, the board announced.
Riverview Center was closed Monday due to reports of damage to the warehouse part of the building, a spokeswoman from the Of...Read More
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Rate Decreases Are Moderating, MarketScout Says
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07/06/2016
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Workers’ compensation insurance rates fell by 1% in June, the same decrease seen for property and casualty lines overall, according to a survey by MarketScout, an insurance distribution and underwriting company headquartered in Dallas.
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Rating Bureau Announces Assessment Rates
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07/05/2016
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State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Massachusetts' Workers' Compensation Rating & Inspection Bureau announced the rates at which it will assess private carriers and self-insureds to support the state Department of Industrial Accidents.
Private carriers will be assessed 5.6% of the standard workers'...Read More
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Repeat Excavation Hazard Brings Contractor $52K in Fines
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07/01/2016
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $52,100 in penalties against a Houston construction company that was caught failing to protect its workers from trench collapses for the second time in four years.
OSHA cited S.J. Louis Construction of Texas for two serio...Read More
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Researchers Sharpen Focus on Occupational Diseases
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06/30/2016
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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As a growing number of states have passed laws establishing a presumption that certain cancers among firefighters are work-related, a group of epidemiologists is looking into developing a list of diseases that are presumed to be occupational.
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Regulators Hear Proposal for 9.3% Rate Increase
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06/29/2016
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The New York Department of Financial Services took testimony Tuesday for and against a proposed 9.3% hike in workers’ compensation premiums – an increase much larger than any of the states along its borders.
The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board, in its loss cost fi...Read More
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Regulators Will Field Questions from Attendees at Annual Conference
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06/29/2016
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Attendees at the 71st Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference in Orlando will get the opportunity to discuss regulatory issues individually with staff members of the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation.
Stakeholders have two options for division assistance: &...Read More
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