Workers' Compensation News
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Union Member Firing Doesn't Violate Public Policy
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06/25/2007
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State: OH | Segment: Courts | 0
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Terminating a worker's employment while he is receiving workers' compensation temporary total disability benefits is not a violation of public policy, an Ohio court ruled.
In Edwards v. I. Schumann & Co., 88528, 06/21/2007, the 8th District Court of Appeals ruled that only an at-w...Read More
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Updated Disability Calculators Now Available
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06/20/2007
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State: OR | Segment: Regulatory | 0 | Popular with Medical
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The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division posted updated disability calculators on its Web site.
The calculators include those for permanent total disability, temporary total disability, temporary partial disability and permanent partial disability.
The software for the calcula...Read More
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Uninsured Fund Sets Penalty Record
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06/19/2007
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State: TN | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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A record $1,012,161 was collected in penalties against employers for noncompliance during fiscal 2006-2007, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley said Monday.
The Uninsured Employers Fund (UEF) was created by statute in 2000 to reduce the proble...Read More
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Utilization Review Enforcement Regs Approved
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06/08/2007
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California workers' compensation carriers may get their first visits by state utilization-review inspectors as early as October.
The Office of Administrative Law on Thursday approved utilization-review enforcement regulations proposed by the Division of Workers' Compensation, the DWC ann...Read More
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Union Plans Protest Over Denial of Radiation Claims
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06/08/2007
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State: CO | Segment: Politics | 0 | Popular with Legal
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United Steelworkers and former workers for the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant will stage a protest on Monday of the denial of compensation and medical care for cancers that the union says was caused by exposure to radiation at work.
The protest will take place at 4:30 p.m. Monday on th...Read More
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USI Names New Executive Vice President and CFO
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06/06/2007
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State: NA | Segment: Business | 0
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USI Holdings Corporation announced Tuesday the appointment of Vincent E. Nerlino as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective June 11.
Nerlino has also been elected to serve on the company's board of directors. He will be based in the company's corporate office...Read More
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Uncle's Death on Relative's Land Not Compensable
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06/06/2007
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State: WA | Segment: Courts | 0
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A man killed by a tree branch while working on his nephew's property wasn't covered at the time of the accident under the Industrial Insurance Act, the Washington state Division 1 Court of Appeals ruled.
The court, in an unpublished opinion, found there was ample evidence to support the de...Read More
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Unexplained Fall is Compensable, Ariz. Court Rules
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06/05/2007
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State: AZ | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A claimant does not need to prove an injury is work related for compensation for an unexplained fall, an Arizona court ruled Friday.
In Sunland Beef v. Industrial Commission of Arizona, 1 CA-IC 06-0046, 05/29/2007, the Court of Appeals, Division One, cited the state Supreme Court's...Read More
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USI Holdings Buys Calif. Employee Benefits Brokerage
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06/01/2007
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State: CA | Segment: Business | 0
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USI Holdings Corp. announced Thursday the acquisition of a Woodland Hills, Calif.-based retail employee benefits brokerage business with approximately $3.5 million of annual revenues.
The business was founded by Rudi U. Weinberg and has operated under the Pavlo, Weinberg & Associates name...Read More
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Urix Releases Predictive Modeling for Workers' Comp
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05/29/2007
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State: NA | Segment: Business | 0
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Urix announced that DxCG, a provider of science-based predictive modeling solutions and the science inside the Urix business intelligence solutions, developed a new integrated disability management solution to help insurance carriers and employers manage escalating medical costs from workers' compen...Read More
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