Workers' Compensation News
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Union Says Cont Carbon Impeded W/C Reports
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03/26/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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The following statement is from the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers International Union:
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, D.C., March 20 overturned an earlier decision by the NLRB Region 17 Director, and issued a federal labor law complaint again...Read More
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USCA - Court No Jurisdiction on Fraud Sanctions
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03/24/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act does not give the district court jurisdiction to sanction a claimant for contempt for filing a false claim for benefits under the Act.In A-Z Int'l v. Phillips (03/21/03 - No. 01-5668...Read More
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UnumProvident - 10% Drive 66% of Disability Costs
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03/07/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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Yesterday, UnumProvident (NYSE: UNM) released findings of a comprehensive employer research study providing evidence that 10 percent of employees -- those who file occupational or non-occupational disability claims -- drive 55 percent of employee medical costs and up to 66 percent of all medical, di...Read More
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Utah Fund to Host Safety Seminars in March
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03/04/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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Utah’s Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) will host seven safety seminars for Utah employers in March. Scheduled courses include workplace ergonomics, preventing sprains and strains, return-to-work programs, defensive driving, landscaping safety, industrial hygiene and a safety roundtable.
Th...Read More
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Utah Fund Privatization Off the Table, For Now
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02/28/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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The Salt Lake Tribune reports that efforts to privatize the Workers Compensation Fund of Utah (WCF) are all but off the table for this legislative session.SB 170, Bramble, R-Provo, would have disgorged state interests in the Fund in exchange for a $50 million payment. The proposal was challe...Read More
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Utah Agent Pleads Guilty to Taking WC Money
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02/28/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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The Standard-Examiner reported earlier this week that a Kaysville, Utah, insurance agent has pled guilty to one 2nd degree felony count of unlawful dealing of property by a fiduciary and two 3rd degree felony counts of the same charge for taking $196,830 withheld from employee salaries that was slat...Read More
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Utah Fund Privatization Goes to Full Senate
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02/25/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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The Salt Lake Tribune reported Friday that a Senate committee voted in favor of Senate Bill 170 and is sending the bill to the full Senate.SB170, by Sen. Curtis Bramble, R-Provo, would would attempt to maintain the federal tax exemption of the Workers Compensation Fund of Utah and continue t...Read More
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Unauthorized Use of Vehicle = No Work Comp
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02/25/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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The South Carolina Court of Appeals recently ruled that an injury sustained during an employee's unauthorized use of a company vehicle wasn't compensable under the state's workers' compensation laws.In Pratt v. Morris Roofing, Inc., S.C. Ct. App. (No. 3591, 1/21/03), Morris Roofing, a roofin...Read More
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Utah Fund Privatization Efforts Hitting Road Block
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02/21/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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The Desert News on Wednesday reported that efforts to fully privatize the Workers Compensation Fund are stalling, and that the issues involving the transaction may not be resolved by end of the 2003 general session on March 5.The bill, sponsored by Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, would remove ...Read More
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Utah Fund Must Return Assets to State if Privatize
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02/18/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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The Salt Lake Tribune reported last week that executives of the Workers Compensation Fund of Utah (WCF) obtained legal opinions from Brigham Young University law professor Tom Lee and former U.S. Attorney for Utah David Jordan as to what the claim Utah taxpayers may have to the agency's $780 million...Read More
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