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Veto on Workplace Gun Law Upheld
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02/06/2006
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State: WI | Segment: Politics | 0
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The Society for Human Resource Management applauded the Wisconsin state Legislature for upholding the governor's veto and allowing employers to continue banning weapons on company property.
SHRM takes issue with legislation that would have amended the Wisconsin concealed weapons law to pr...Read More
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Virginia Fraud Bill Gains Traction in Senate
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02/02/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Politics | 0
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A bill to make insurance fraud a specific crime in Virginia gained momentum with the Senate's unanimous passage of a tough proposal, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud reported this week.
Virginia is one of just four states without an insurance-fraud law. SB 497 cleared a key committe...Read More
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VPP Award Delivered to Huron Postal Center
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01/27/2006
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State: SD | Segment: Safety | 0
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Federal OSHA officials this week recognized the U.S. Postal Service facility in Huron, S.D., for excellence in their employee safety and health program.
The mail processing and distribution facility on Tuesday was designated a VPP "Star" site, the highest level of recognition that OSHA's V...Read More
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Virtual Education Series Starts in February
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01/24/2006
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State: NA | Segment: Events | 0 | Popular with Wcc
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The 2006 Virtual Education Forum on disability, absence and workplace productivity is taking registration for the series of classes that begins Feb. 14 and runs through November.
UnumProvident and the Disability Management Employer Coalition are co-sponsors of the series. It begins Feb. 14...Read More
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Virginia Announces Annual WC Seminar
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01/13/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Events | 0
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The ninth annual Virginia Workers' Compensation Seminar will be on Sept. 12-13 at the Holiday Inn Select Koger South Conference Center in
Richmond, Va.
Registration materials will be sent to individuals on the state division's mailing list. Information about signups also will be posted o...Read More
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VA Ct: Dismissal Without Prejudice Not a Nonsuit
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01/12/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that dismissal without prejudice does not equal a nonsuit.
In Jenkins v. Webb, No. 1053-05-4, 01/10/2006, Timothy Webb fell from a tree, injuring his back and ribs. Webb subsequently filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits, alleging that ...Read More
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Virginia Rate Hike May Spur Reform Effort
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01/12/2006
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State: VI | Segment: Politics | 0
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Virginia's recent 9.9% increase in workers' compensation rates for the state's largest industrial class comes as a surprise to many small businesses and might spur legislative reform, a lobbyist for the National Federation of Independent Business said this week.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for...Read More
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Virginia Loss Costs Up Nearly 10% in Voluntary Market
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01/04/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Virginia State Corporation Commission announced Monday that it approved a 9.9% increase in loss costs for the voluntary industrial market and a 2.7% decrease in the assigned-risk industrial market.
The commission rejected a new rate-making methodology proposed by NCCI that would have ...Read More
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Vermont Exclusion of Elected Officials from Coverage Criticized
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01/04/2006
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State: VT | Segment: Politics | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A claims adjuster in Vermont who also is a school board member thinks it's unfair that state law denies workers' compensation coverage to public servants elected to their posts.
Stephen Counter who serves on the Mount Anthony Union School District and works as a workers' compensation insur...Read More
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Vancouver Island Switches to Safety Needles
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12/15/2005
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State: NA | Segment: Medicine | 0
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The Vancouver Island Health Authority will spend $1 million on safety-engineered needles in an effort to prevent nurses and technicians from being stuck accidentally on the job.
The new needles are expected to reduce needlesticks by 70% over the next 18 months. If that were to happen, the ...Read More
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