Workers' Compensation News
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SAIF Kicks Off Agricultural Safety Training
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10/17/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Oregon’s SAIF Corp. is launching its annual agricultural safety training program at the end of October with the first of 28 seminars that will run through March.
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Study Finds Shrinking Proportion of Low-Back Claims
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10/15/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Low-back pain may be losing ground as one of the top causes of workers’ comp claims, according to a new study that found lower-back injuries accounted for 15.4% of lost-time claims in 2015, compared to 22% in 2008.
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State Gets Another Rate Decrease, but Supreme Court Case Looms
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10/10/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: KS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Kansas officials are celebrating a fifth straight workers’ compensation rate decrease, but worker advocates are reminding them that the outlook could soon change with a looming state Supreme Court decision.
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State Gets $2.5 Million for Return-to-Work Program
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10/10/2018
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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Kentucky is the latest state to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, part of a new focus on returning injured workers to the job quickly, when opportunity for improvement is the greatest.
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Study Shows Chiros Focusing on 'Easy' Lower-Back Exams
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10/09/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A study by the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation draws a bold line under a concern that physicians have had for years: The designated doctor program has tilted heavily toward chiropractors and away from medical doctors.
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Split Court Denies Benefits to Worker for Alleged Injury
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10/09/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for a injury she allegedly sustained while scanning her employer-provided parking pass to enter a public parking garage at her workplace.
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