Workers' Compensation News
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Violent Incidents Call WCAB Security Into Question
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07/03/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Safety | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Nobody knows for sure whether James Hazen was carrying a concealed handgun back in February when he walked into the downtown Oakland workers' compensation court building after he told a friend he was going to shoot court employees.
Police found a gun in his car when they pulled him over aft...Read More
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Virginia Checks May Average $18 Per Employer
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07/03/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has provided Virginia's insurers with a list of policies affected by a three-year-old computer glitch that triggered premium overcharges from some job classification codes.
Dennis Cokulak, an NCCI state relations executive, said the comp...Read More
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Virginia Orders Up To $1.2 million Refunds
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06/30/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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Virginia regulators said Thursday that employers in the state will get refunds amounting to $1 million to $1.2 million because of a National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) computer glitch.
The Bureau of Insurance is still sorting through at least 32 classification codes for which ...Read More
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Vermont Benefits to Increase July 1
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06/30/2006
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State: VT | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Vermont Department of Labor announced an increase in workers' compensation benefits effective July 1 based on an increase in the statewide average weekly wage.
The department reported that existing workers' compensation rates will be adjusted by multiplying the current rate by 1.025....Read More
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Voc Disability Upheld in AMA Guide Dispute
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06/29/2006
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State: TN | Segment: Courts | 0
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A 50% vocational disability award is not excessive for an employee who suffers from carpal tunnel syndrome and received no vocational training, a Tennessee appellate court ruled.
The Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel in Knoxville ruled that in Fisher v. Plus Mark, Inc., no...Read More
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Vague Testimony Doesn't Disprove Injury Reported
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06/28/2006
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State: PA | Segment: Courts | 0
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A claimant's vague and sometimes contradictory testimony does not mean he failed to provide a notice of injury to his employer, a Pennsylvania appellate court found.
The Commonwealth Court ruled in Spaine v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, an opinion not reported, and awarded a...Read More
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Veterinary Hospital Honored for SHARP Award
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06/27/2006
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State: AK | Segment: Safety | 0
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The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development recognized Noah's Ark veterinary hospital in Fairbanks for excellence in safety and health management at an award ceremony making the facility's third SHARP designation.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Safety and H...Read More
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VIAW Urging High Turnout for Regulatory Hearing
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06/19/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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Injured worker advocates are hoping to draw a crowd when the Division of Workers' Compensation holds its first public hearing on utilization review penalty regulations on June 29.
"The lack of oversight and enforcement up until now has proven catastrophic for many workers over the last two ...Read More
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VOSHA Plans New Chromium Standard
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06/12/2006
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State: VT | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration (VOSHA) announced it will adopt a rule on exposure to hexavalent chromium that is "identical or at least as effective as the federal rule" adopted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration in February.
VOSHA report...Read More
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Volunary Withdrawal Found Despite Evidence by Retiree
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05/31/2006
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State: NY | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, found a voluntary withdrawal from the labor market where claimant failed to present evidence that in fact he could not work.
In West v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., No. 99342 (N.Y.App.Div. 05/25/2006), Claimant,...Read More
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