Workers' Compensation News
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Two-Day Safety Conference Scheduled for Eugene
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01/16/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division is holding a two-day conference in Eugene to demonstrate innovative workplace safety and health practices for employees, supervisors and business owners.The focus of the conference is the changing nature of workplace safety and why some ...Read More
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Trenton Council Deciding on WC Claims by Mayor's Jailed Brother
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01/16/2014
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Payment of two workers' compensation claims for the jailed brother of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack will be decided by the city council today (Thursday).Stanley "Muscles" Davis, former supervisor at Trenton Water Works, would receive $5,000 if the claim payment is appr...Read More
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TASB Comp Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing more than $500,000
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01/10/2014
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The former director of workers' compensation claims administration for the Texas Association of School Boards pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing $514,000 from the association's Risk Management Fund by using a company he set up to submit fictitious medical implant claims.U.S....Read More
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Travel Reimbursement Rate Falls to 56 Cents Per Mile
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01/08/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The mileage reimbursement rate for Connecticut claimants dropped a half cent to 56 cents per mile on Jan. 1, the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission announced Tuesday.That rate is down from 56.5 cents per mile in 2013.The commission said the new reimbursement rat...Read More
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Truck Driver Can't Sue Employer for Letting Comp Coverage Lapse
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01/08/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal appellate court ruled that an injured truck driver's claim that his employer had negligently failed to maintain his workers' compensation coverage was barred by the applicable Missouri statute of limitations.Case: Brown v. CRST Malone Inc., No. 12-3...Read More
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Trucking Company Fined for Retaliating against Driver
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01/07/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: MO | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said a Missouri trucking company retaliated against a truck driver by “blacklisting him” in the commercial transportation industry after he sought medical attention for a work-related injury.The workplace safety agency...Read More
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TDI Seeking Information on Policies in Force
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01/07/2014
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Texas Department of Insurance is seeking information from carriers and health maintenance organizations on policies in force as it prepares to publish ratios of complaints filed during 2013.TDI said in a regulatory notice Friday that Section 521.052 of the Texas Insurance Code requir...Read More
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Teague Campbell to Host Feb. 18 Ethics Course for Adjusters
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01/06/2014
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Teague Campbell law firm will host a three-hour continuing education course about ethical duties for North Carolina adjusters on Feb. 18 in Raleigh.The course is titled, "Ethics for North Carolina Adjusters," and will be at Teague Campbell's Raleigh office, located at 4700 Falls ...Read More
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Triad Group to Manage State's UEF Claims
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12/27/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The state Workers’ Compensation Board has announced plans to transfer the administration of established Uninsured Employers’ Fund claims to the Triad Group, LLC, effective Jan. 13.The state UEF administers and pays medical and indemnity claims from injure...Read More
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Testimony from Doc. Who Didn't Examine Worker Was Admissible
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12/26/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TN | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Supreme Court of Tennessee, Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a trial judge erred in excluding the testimony of an evaluating physician on the ground that he had not personally examined the employee, but said this error was harmless.Case:...Read More
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