Workers' Compensation News
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Uninsured Employer Loses Bid to Set Aside Judgment Entered After Failing to Appear for Trial | 08/04/2016 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that an uninsured employer who failed to appear for trial on a worker's claim for damages and retaliatory discharge could not get the judgment against him set aside. ...Read More | |||
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Uber Threatens to Walk Away From Proposed $84 Million Settlement | 08/03/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Uber has gained the upper hand in negotiations over a settlement to a class-action lawsuit against it, Bloomberg Technology reports. Earlier this year, ...Read More | |||
| Urgent Care Center to Expand Occ Med Services Following Acquisition | 08/02/2016 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| First Medical Urgent Care in Lancaster has become an affiliate of Fairfield Medical Center, a move that will allow the facility to expand its occupational health services. Fairfield Medical Center’s purchase of the urgent care facility became official on July 7, the Lancaster E...Read More | |||
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Unprotected Trench Prompts OSHA Citations for 6th Time in 10 Years | 08/01/2016 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| After an inspector for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration spotted workers doing excavation work at an unprotected trench, the agency initiated an investigation that led to $124,300 in proposed fines. ...Read More | |||
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Utilization Review Language Will Be Subject of Public Hearing | 07/12/2016 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Tennessee will hold a public hearing Aug. 31 on new rule changes within the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
| Unreported Hospitalization Leads to $66,000 OSHA Fine for Manufacturer | 07/07/2016 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A San Marcos landscaping products manufacturer received $66,000 in OSHA fines after complaints of unsafe conditions and unreported injuries led to an investigation that revealed serious safety hazards, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration announced this week. L&M Supply C...Read More | |||
| Updated Reporting and Classification Rules Take Effect | 07/06/2016 | ||
| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Rules revising 13 industry classifications as well as classification codes used for preferred workers, adopted by the Washington state Department of Labor & Industries in May, went into effect on July 1. The department said in rule-making notices and a ...Read More | |||
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U.S. Postal Service Employee Convicted of 15-Year Fraud Scheme | 07/01/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A U.S. Postal Service employee who claimed to have injured her back in 1987 was convicted of a 15-year fraud scheme in federal court this week, the Department of Justice announ...Read More | |||
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Unlicensed Agent Charged With Pocketing Premiums, Forging Certificates | 06/27/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An unlicensed Southern California insurance agent stole more than $140,000 from owners of small businesses by pocketing premiums, issuing forged certificates of insurance and charging his customers more than the actual premium amounts, prosecutors say. ...Read More | |||
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Union Asks Ports of L.A., Long Beach to Ban Trucking Companies That Misclassify Drivers | 06/06/2016 | |
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| The Teamsters union has asked the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to ban from the premises trucking companies that classify drivers as independent contractors, the union’s Port Division director ...Read More | |||
