Workers' Compensation News
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Total Claims, EDI Stats Released for 2014 in Commission Report
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05/06/2015
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A report released by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission this week highlights the amount of claims the state has received and discusses the progress of its year-old reform to the Alternative Dispute Resolution program.
In January 2014, the commission adopted a new pl...Read More
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Telecommuting a New Hazard for Workers' Comp
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05/04/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other
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Obesity, smoking and telecommuting are now some of the biggest workers' compensation worries for employers, according to Fred Hubbs, a partner in the law firm Hall Booth Smith, P.C., who spoke at RIMS 2015 last week.
Hubbs called on employers to make drastic changes in their mon...Read More
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Two Arrested on Comp Fraud Charges after 6-Month SBWC Investigation
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04/22/2015
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Source: Savannahnow.com
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Rincon, Georgia, man and woman have been arrested on multiple counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud, according to a report in Savannahnow.com.
A six-month investigation by the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation’s Enforcement Division resulted in the...Read More
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Two Mechanics Crushed within Miles of Each Other, OSHA Proposes Penalties
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04/17/2015
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Two Idaho Falls mechanics were crushed by vehicles within miles of one another this past January, prompting inspections from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and proposed fines of over $25,000 for two separate companies, according to an OSHA news release.
On Jan. 12...Read More
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Texas Mutual Awards Home Builders Safety Group Dividends of more than $117,000
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04/15/2015
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Source: Texas Mutual Insurance Co.
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has awarded a dividend payment of $117,226 to the Texas Home Builders Safety Group, the insurer announced in a release.
The home builders safety group earned the dividend based on its dedication to safety and maintaining a low loss ratio, Texas Mutual said in th...Read More
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Temporary Staffing Co.'s Employee Waived Ability to Sue Employer's Customers
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04/08/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that the language in a job application that a worker filled out in order to get his job with a temporary staffing service company had effectively waived his ability to bring a tort claim against the customers of the staffing company.
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Two Workers Die in Trench Collapse, OSHA Fines Co. $77,000
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04/03/2015
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Boonton, New Jersey, landscaping company $77,000 for trench hazards after two employees died in a cave-in accident last year.
Oscar Portillo and Selvin Zelaya, two employees of Bednar Landscape Services, were killed last y...Read More
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