Workers' Compensation News
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Van Wert Businesses Used Safety Council to Save $70,000
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07/09/2013
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce is looking to form a workers' compensation safety council in order to help businesses become eligible for premium discounts from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, the Times Bulletin newspaper reported. Businesses that participate in t...Read More
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Vermont's Top Captive Regulator Disheartened by New York Report
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06/20/2013
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By David Dankwa, Senior ReporterBenjamin Lawsky, New York Superintendent of Financial Services, not only shocked the captive world with his scathing report on life insurance captives’ use of "shadow insurance" transactions, but he also seems to have offended fellow state regulators...Read More
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VP of Human Capital Practice Joins Willis' Kansas Operations
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06/05/2013
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State: KS | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Willis North America has hired a new vice president of human capital within its Kansas operations.Mark Dolsky will join Willis of Greater Kansas Inc., a unit that includes more than 100 associates. There he will be responsible for business development and expanding Willis’ footprin...Read More
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Venue for Retaliation Suit Is Employer's County, Not Plaintiff's
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05/14/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: AL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An injured saw mill worker must file his retaliatory discharge claim in the county where his accident occurred and his company does business, not in the county of his residence, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled.Case: Ex Parte West Fraser Inc., 2120432, 05/10/2013.Fact...Read More
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VA Hospital Worker Accused of Comp Fraud
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05/06/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Federal authorities have charged an employee of the U.S. VA Medical Center in Canandaigua, N.Y., with collecting workers' compensation benefits while working at a liquor store in nearby Rochester.U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr., said Amelia Jackson, 43, of Rochester, was charged ...Read More
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Vineyard Worker Pleads Guilty to Fraud
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05/02/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A worker at one of the largest vineyards in California pleaded guilty to making a false statement for the purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said on Wednesday.Ema Pantoja, 52, claimed she injured her left wrist ...Read More
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Views Differ on What CMS' Manual Says about Workload Threshold
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04/17/2013
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By David Dankwa, Senior ReporterThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ latest handbook on Medicare set-aside arrangements, by most expert accounts, contained a compilation of previously-released policy memos and nothing new in terms of changes to existing guidelines and pr...Read More
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Volunteer Fire Departments Flooding SWIF with Applications
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04/16/2013
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State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefVolunteer fire departments across Pennsylvania are flooding the State Workers' Insurance Fund with applications for workers' compensation coverage because carriers fearing big p...Read More
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Vineyard Worker Jailed for Fraud
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03/14/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A worker in California’s wine country was sentenced to 45 days in jail for claiming a broken hand suffered in a fist fight was a work injury, the Napa Valley Register reported.Ivan Ruiz-Hernandez was also ordered to pay $1,297 in restitution under the terms of a March 7 plea agreem...Read More
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Volunteer Firefighter Bill Probably Dead
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02/28/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A bill that would require counties in Montana to provide workers’ compensation coverage for voluntary firefighters is likely out of consideration this year following a vote by the Senate to postpone a decision on the measure....Read More
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