Workers' Compensation News
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Voc-Rehab Rules Move Forward
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09/01/2006
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State: VT | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Vermont Workers' Compensation and Safety Division filed proposed vocational rehabilitation rules with the Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules (ICAR).
The filing with ICAR is part of the formal process of adopting the rules.
The 29-page draft include definitions, servi...Read More
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VPP Corporate Pilot Program Gains Fifth Member
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08/10/2006
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State: ID | Segment: Safety | 0
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Boise-based Washington Group International was accepted as the fifth member of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Corporate Pilot program, which streamlines the application and onsite evaluation processes for organizations that made a commitment to OSHA's Voluntary Protection Progra...Read More
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Virginia Bureau: Social Security Numbers Were Accessible
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08/09/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Fraud | 0
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The Virginia State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance warned Tuesday that the Social Security numbers of all of the state's insurance agents may have been accessible on the bureau's Web site for six weeks between mid-June through July.
"The SSN was not shown on any Web page," the ...Read More
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VivoMetrics , RAE Systems Team For First Responders
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08/04/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Business | 0
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VivoMetrics, which developed the LifeShirt to monitor the physical reactions of first responders, has signed a partnership with RAE Systems to link its LifeShirt 300 to the AreaRAE wireless networks.
The partnership between Ventura, Calif.-based VivoMetrics and San Jose-based RAE Systems br...Read More
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Verdict Hinges on Whether Claimant Knew About Job
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08/02/2006
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State: PA | Segment: Courts | 0
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A job change memo is relevant and admissible as non-hearsay evidence that a claimant was notified about an available position, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled.
In Delco Blind-Sight Center v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, No. 2157 C.D. 2005 (7/31/06), Delco Blind-...Read More
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Virginia Formula Triggers Hike in Comp Limits
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07/27/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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Workers injured in Virginia at the lowest and highest ends of the wage spectrum would receive about 5% more in workers' compensation this year, based on a formula tied to the state's average wages.
The Virginia Worker's Compensation Commission announced that effective July 1 the weekly mini...Read More
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Voluntary Retirement Ends Disability Benefit
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07/27/2006
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State: PA | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed its ruling in Weis that workers' compensation disability benefits end with voluntary retirement from the workforce.
Claimant Richard Pries appealed from the order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board suspending his disability benefit...Read More
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Vocational Rehabilitation Rules Meeting Set
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07/18/2006
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State: NE | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court (WCC) has set a meeting for 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 4 with vocational rehabilitation specialists to identify changes to the court's vocational rehabilitation rules that will be pursued for a Nov. 16 public hearing.
The Aug. 4 hearing will be held in suite 4...Read More
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VIAW Moving From Sacramento
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07/17/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Politics | 0
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VotersInjuredatWork.org announced Friday that is relocating its office from Sacramento to Southern California.
Mark Hayes, president of the group, said in a press release that the move will save costs while allowing VIAW to maintain its "position as a respected voice of injured workers that...Read More
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VIAW Urges Advocates to Stay on Point
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07/07/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Politics | 0 | Popular with Legal
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VotersInjuredatWork consultant Peggy Sugarman is urging the group's supporters to stay on point during rulemaking hearings, and has posted a paper explaining California's legislative and regulatory processes to help them do it.
Sugarman said in a posting on the group's Web site that some s...Read More
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