Workers' Compensation News
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Vista City Councilman Sentenced to One Day in Jail
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09/16/2010
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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A Vista, Calif., city councilman and his wife will have to serve one day of jail time after pleading guilty to failing to pay workers' compensation coverage at their local restaurant, according to a report from the San Diego Union Tribune. The newspaper reported that Councilman Frank...Read More
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Victorville Skateboarder Jailed for Work Comp Fraud
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09/14/2010
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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A San Bernardino County man has been charged with nine felonies for claiming a work-related injury that turned out to be the result of a skateboarding accident.Rudy Matthew Ursua, 25 of Victorville, was arrested Sept. 9 by investigators of the San Bernardino District Attorney's offic...Read More
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Veteran Former Comp Commissioner Dies in Lexington
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09/09/2010
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State: SC | Segment: EAST | 0
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Holmes Conrad Dreher, who served on the state Workers' Compensation Commission for 26 years, died of natural causes Monday at this home in Lexington.Dreher, 89, was appointed to the commission in 1964.A former state lawmaker, he was elected to the South Carolina House in ...Read More
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Volunteer Firefighter's Benefit Eligibility Hinges on Call to Duty
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08/17/2010
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State: IA | Segment: Top | 0
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A volunteer firefighter who was killed while trying to rescue his dying employer is not entitled to death benefits because only fire officials have authority to summon a volunteer firefighter into the course of duty, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled.The state's high court determined Frid...Read More
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Vista Council to Ask Frank Lopez to Resign
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08/12/2010
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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The mayor of Vista, Calif., plans to call a special city council meeting to ask for the resignation of a City Council member who is being prosecuted for failure to provide workers' compensation insurance for employees at his restaurant, according to a report in the North County Times....Read More
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Veteran Judge Named Chief Judge at DWC
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07/30/2010
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State: KY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims (DWC) announced that Administrative Law Judge James Landon Overfield has been named chief judge of the court effective Sept. 1.DWC said Overfield has served as an administrative law judge since 1994 and previously served as acting chief judg...Read More
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Victoria Office Hosts Session on DWC, OIEC on Aug. 18
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07/29/2010
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The Victoria field office of the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) and the Office of Injured Employee Counsel (OIEC) will host a "brown-bag" session entitled "DWC and OIEC: Who We Are and What We Do" on Aug. 18.The free session will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m....Read More
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Volunteer Firefighters Back at War Over Comp Coverage
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07/21/2010
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West Virginia's more than 400 volunteer fire departments went back to the state capitol Monday to lodge a new protest over planned increases in workers' compensation rates, the Charleston Daily Mail reported Tuesday.The West Virginia State Firemen's Association held a press c...Read More
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Vermont Adopts Changes to Attorneys Fees
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06/18/2010
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State: VT | Segment: EAST | 0
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The Vermont Workers' Compensation and Safety Division has adopted changes that increase the hourly cap on attorneys' fees paid by employers for injured workers at $145 an hour.J. Stephen Monahan, director of Workers' Compensation and Safety, said Workers' Compensation Rul...Read More
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