Workers' Compensation News
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Volunteer Firefighter Charged with Fraud, Theft
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07/10/2007
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State: NY | Segment: Fraud | 0
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A volunteer firefighter in Averill Park-Sand Lake, N.Y., was charged with illegally collecting workers' compensation benefits while working in a local pizza shop, the North County Gazette reported last week.
The newspaper said Mark W. Foster, 48, was charged with insurance fraud, grand la...Read More
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Vermont AG Sues Poster Company for Full Refunds
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07/05/2007
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State: VT | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Vermont's attorney general sued a Michigan-based poster company for allegedly misleading business owners in an effort to sell them workplace signs that the state gives away free.
Attorney General William H. Sorrell announced the filing a consumer fraud lawsuit against he Mandatory Poster A...Read More
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Valley Oaks Appoints VP for Product Development
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06/29/2007
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State: CA | Segment: Business | 0
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Valley Oak Systems Inc. announced Thursday the appointment of James Wedster as vice president of product development.
Valley Oak said in a press release that Wedster will help define the development and expansion of its flagship product, the iVOS "one- system" claims management solution, ...Read More
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Veteran Legislator to Become Department Head
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06/27/2007
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State: MN | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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Minnesota Gov. Time Pawlenty announced Tuesday he appointed veteran state Rep. Steve Sviggum as the new commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) effective July 17.
The department includes the Workers' Compensation Division.
Sviggum replaces Scott Brener who re...Read More
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Voluntary Attendance Governs Company Picnic Injury
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06/22/2007
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State: NY | Segment: Courts | 0
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An employer handed out fliers at work announcing the company's employee picnic, but that did not create "overt encouragement" to attend, a New York court ruled in denying an injury claim.
In Mack v. Kings County Hospital Center, 501315, 06/21/2007, the Supreme Court, Appellate Div...Read More
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Voc Rehab Attempt Was Payment Delay, Justices Rule
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06/19/2007
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State: AK | Segment: Courts | 0
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Prolonging a reemployment process can be seen as an employer's attempt to resist paying permanent total disability benefits, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled.
In Harnish Group Inc. D/B/A NC Machinery Co. v. Moore, S-12238, 06/15/2007, the justices ruled that an employer must pay re...Read More
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Vietnam Hosts Work Ability Symposium
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06/15/2007
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State: NA | Segment: Medicine | 0
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A Vietnam occupational health organization is hosting the 3rd International Symposium on Work Ability in October.
The symposium, titled "Promotion of Work Ability Towards a Productive Aging" and hosted by the Vietnam Association for Occupational Health, will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam. ...Read More
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VIIAD Introduces Health Care Platform
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06/14/2007
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State: NA | Segment: Business | 0
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VIIAD Systems on Wednesday announced the introduction of Virtual Interactive Identification and Direction (VIIADTM), a patent-pending technology and business methodology platform that reduces waste and increases efficiencies in the health care system, the company said in a press release.
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Veteran OSHA Employee to Head Region 6
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06/13/2007
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State: NA | Segment: Safety | 0
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration named Dean McDaniel as administrator for OSHA Region 6, with headquarters in Dallas.
McDaniel is a 32-year veteran of OSHA and spent eight years as the assistant regional administrator for Region 6, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, New Me...Read More
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Va. Court Rejects Employer's Five-Point Challenge
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05/24/2007
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State: VA | Segment: Courts | 0
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A Pepsi Bottling Group raised five points on appeal of a commission's awards of disability payments and lifetime medical benefits and a Virginia Court of Appeals rejected them all.
The employer in Pepsi Bottling Group v. Reed, 2310-06-2, 05/22/2007, objected to the Virginia Worker...Read More
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