Workers' Compensation News
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Victoria Office Offers Disability Management Session
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03/27/2007
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State: TX | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Victoria field office of the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will host a "brown-bag" session on disability management April 25.
The free session will be from noon to 1 p.m. in the North Meeting Room at Citizens Hospital at 2701 Hospital Drive.
The session will be an...Read More
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Vendors to Present Sessions on New Guidelines
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03/13/2007
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State: TX | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will host eight two-hour vendor demonstrations on the use of treatment and return-to-work guidelines for disability management in the Texas workers' compensation system on March 22-23 and on March 29-30.
The free demonstrations will be held in t...Read More
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Varied Proposals Aim to Combine Group and Comp
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03/09/2007
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Wcc
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California Republicans and Democrats are pitching a variety of proposals that seem widely different on the surface but all seek to accomplish the same task: combining workers' compensation and group health medical care.
A San Francisco-area Democrat introduced bills that would allow State...Read More
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Victim of Kitchen Assault Eligible for Compensation
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03/09/2007
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State: OH | Segment: Courts | 0
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The injuries sustained by a restaurant worker as a result of an altercation with a co-worker are compensable because the injured worker did not remove himself from the course and scope of his employment, the Ohio 9th District Court of Appeals ruled.
In Luo v. Gao, 23310, 03/07/2007...Read More
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Va. Employer Argues Double Recovery, Asks for Credit
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02/28/2007
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State: VA | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An employer is not entitled to receive a credit for disability payments made from an independent source, the Virginia Court of Appeals ruled.
The court issued a published opinion in Solar v. Jones, 1567-06-1, 02/20/2007, in answer to an appeal by B.P. Solar and Ace American Insuranc...Read More
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Virgin Islands Alliance Promotes Hotel Workers' Safety
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02/22/2007
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State: NA | Segment: Safety | 0
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Virgin Islands Hotel and Tourist Association and the territory's "Safety in Paradise" OSHA consultation program announced an alliance to provide hotel and hospitality employees with new safety and health training and resources.
The a...Read More
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Va. Employer's Evidence Admitted After Fact
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02/15/2007
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State: VA | Segment: Courts | 0
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Wal-Mart is liable for an employee's visit to a pain clinic because the evaluation was related to a compensable event, the Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled.
The court upheld a finding by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission that the retail employer is responsible for a pain cli...Read More
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Victoria Office Hosts Dispute Resolution Session
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02/14/2007
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State: TX | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Victoria field office of the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will host a "brown-bag" session from noon to 1 p.m. March 7 on the medical dispute resolution process.
The free session will be in the north meeting room of Citizens Hospital at 2701 Hospital Drive. It will be an op...Read More
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Voc-Rehab Rules Training Set for March 1
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02/13/2007
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State: VT | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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Vermont Workers' Compensation and Safety Division vocational rehabilitation specialist Trudy Smith will conduct a training session on newly adopted vocational rehabilitation rules from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 1.
The session will be held in conference room M2D of the National Life Buildin...Read More
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Voc-Rehab Meeting Results Now Online
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02/12/2007
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State: NE | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court reported the vocational rehabilitation meeting announcement and results of the Dec. 15 meeting now are available in portable document format (pdf) on the court's Web site.
The meeting included discussion of use of labor market information and develop...Read More
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