Workers' Compensation News
| Cal-OSHA Fines Pornographer $146,600 for Safety Violations | 05/04/2016 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 913 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| California workplace safety regulators fined a Bay Area pornographer $146,600 for 13 violations of state safety laws that exposed workers to potentially infectious materials. Cal-OSHA inspected the San Francisco facilities of Kink.com in November and found that the company did not require...Read More | |||
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Municipal Employee Can't Bring Tort Suit for Injuries From Alleged Hazing Incident | 05/04/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 871 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a former city employee who allegedly suffered psychological distress after she was verbally attacked by her coworkers in a holiday party hazing incident could not assert a viable tort claim against her employer. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Large-Deductible Policies Among PEOs Are of Special Concern | 05/04/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 884 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read | |||
| A report by two groups of state regulators has sparked a debate on whether large-deductible policies held by professional employer organizations should be handled differently than other large-deductible policies. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Establishes 'Roadmap' to Rebut Cancer Presumption | 05/04/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: CO | Segment: Top | 1877 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read | |||
| The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday issued three decisions clarifying the manner in which an employer can rebut the statutory presumption of industrial causation for firefighters who develop cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Fallin Approves Emergency Confidentiality Rules for Insurance Department | 05/04/2016 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 457 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read | |||
| Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Tuesday announced that she has approved emergency confidentiality rules requested by Insurance Commissioner Larry Doak that he said are necessary if he wants to attend National Association of Insurance Commissioners educational conferences this summer. ...Read More | |||
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New York Allocates $9 Million in Benefits for World Trade Center Volunteers | 05/04/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 853 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| New York’s state budget for 2016-17 will include $9 million to cover the cost of lost wages and health care expenses for World Trade Center volunteers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Spreemo Expanding With Customer Care and Revenue Office in Dallas | 05/04/2016 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 468 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| Spreemo, a health care analytics provider, announced Tuesday that it will expand to the Dallas area at the end of the month. ...Read More | |||
| Accident Fund Names Dan Hassenzahl Regional Director | 05/04/2016 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 317 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America announced the appointment of Dan Hassenzahl to regional director, Southern region. In this role, Hassenzahl will be responsible for underwriting and marketing in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Georgia. Hassenzahl joined the...Read More | |||
| DWC Hosts Workplace Safety Workshop in El Paso | 05/04/2016 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 489 | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation will conduct a regional workplace safety workshop for employers and employees on May 24 in El Paso. The workshop will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Carlos Ramirez Water Resources Learning Center, 10751 Montana Ave. The cost of $5...Read More | |||
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Self-Insurers' Legal Adviser Urges Extension of Tax That Funds Commission | 05/04/2016 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 459 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 3 min read | |||
| The South Carolina Self-Insurers Association urged its members to support legislation to continue a tax that supports the state Workers' Compensation Commission in the spring edition of its monthly newsletter...Read More | |||
