Workers' Compensation News
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Tortilla Maker Cited for Safety and Health Violations
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12/18/2013
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State: GA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Norcross, Ga., tortilla maker Olé Mexican Foods for two repeat and 14 serious safety and health violations following an inspection last June.Inspectors have proposed fines totaling $150,040."This employer rec...Read More
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Towers Watson: Steady Growth in Commercial Lines Tapering Off
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12/10/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Commercial insurance prices increased by 5% in aggregate during the third quarter of 2013, according to Towers Watson's Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey, released Monday.The brokerage said the growth in commercial pricing measured in 11 consecutive quarters appears to be tap...Read More
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Treasurer Warns Data Breach Included Comp Beneficiaries
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12/09/2013
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Pennsylvania state Treasurer Rob McCord said last week a data breach at J.P. Morgan Chase involving the holders of prepaid debit cards for the payment of unemployment and workers' compensation benefits appears to have temporarily exposed the personal information of 26,000 cardholders in the stat...Read More
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Two Contractors Plead Guilty to Failing to Provide WC Insurance
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12/06/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Two Monterey County contractors pleaded guilty this week to failing to obtain workers' compensation insurance and other charges, the county District Attorney's Office announced Thursday. Matthew Cunningham, 61, of Felton, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of failing to provi...Read More
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Texas Mutual Names Woody Hill as VP of Loss Prevention
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12/06/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that Woody Hill will be the carrier's vice president of loss-prevention services.Hill will oversee the insurer's strategic workplace safety services program, which delivers safety programs to the carrier's 57,000 policyholders. ...Read More
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Telemedicine Rules Could be Ready by Spring
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11/27/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Permanent rules that would allow physicians to be paid for using interactive communication equipment such as a video conference to remotely examine injured workers in Nevada could be adopted by spring, according to an attorney for the state’s Division of Industrial Relations.Propos...Read More
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TDI Posts Summaries of New Laws Affecting Insurers
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11/27/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a bulletin featuring summaries of new laws affecting the insurance industry.The list features one workers' compensation bill, Senate Bill 1286, which defines co-employment and took effect on Sept. 1. The purpose of the bill is to clarify w...Read More
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Tower Issues 2Q Report, Confirms $365 Boost to Loss Reserves
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11/26/2013
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterShares of Tower Group International Ltd. improved by more than 5% on Monday after the company issued a delayed second-quarter report that confirmed the company took a $365 million hit on its bott...Read More
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Trucker Fined $10K for Refusing to Purchase WC Insurance
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11/25/2013
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The owner of a Chicago trucking company has been fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to a felony for refusing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance since 2010, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission said.According to an IWCC ...Read More
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