Workers' Compensation News
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Guard's Positive Post-Accident Drug Test No Bar to Benefits
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12/13/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Sherri Okamoto, WorkCompCentral ReporterThe Oklahoma Legislature's 2011 reforms to the workers' compensation system did not create a "zero-tolerance" policy when claimants test positive for drug use after wor...Read More
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Garbage Truck Driver's Tailbone Surgery Compensable, Court Rules
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12/11/2012
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State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A garbage truck driver's tailbone surgery is compensable because it would improve her ability to sit after a work-related injury, a Utah appellate court concluded. Case: Waste Management v. Labor Commission, No. 20110450-CA, 12/6/12, published. Facts: Cathie Hartley, a ga...Read More
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GOP Caucus Opposes Proposed 38.8% Loss-Cost Increase
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12/11/2012
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State: DE | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Delaware House Republican Caucus is calling on Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart to reject a call to increase loss costs by 38% in the voluntary market and 43.5% in the residual market.Public radio station WDDE reported that 14 Republican members of the Delaware House calle...Read More
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Georgia Tech and McCarthy to Partner on Emory Project
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12/11/2012
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State: GA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has formed a partnership with McCarthy Building Cos. and Georgia Tech Research Institute to develop a safety and health program during the construction of an expansion project at Emory University's Hospital J-Wing in Atlanta.OSHA...Read More
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Governor Picks Occupational Therapy Board Member
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12/10/2012
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. Rick Snyder announced that he has appointed Kelli King of Wyoming to the Michigan Board of Occupational Therapy.The nine-member board assists the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs in overseeing the licensure and practice of Michigan's occupational therapist...Read More
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Guarantee Insurance Continues Midwest Expansion
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12/07/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Patriot National Insurance Group announced on Thursday that its subsidiary, Guarantee Insurance Co., will begin writing workers' compensation insurance in Michigan.The addition of Michigan increases Guarantee's presence in the Midwestern States and further supports the company...Read More
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Grain Facility Draws $144,000 in Fines for Alleged Operating Hazards
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12/07/2012
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State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued CPI-Lansing, LLC, a grain storage facility in Red Cloud, Neb., three safety citations, with fines totaling $144,000, for allegedly allowing workers to enter grain bins while sweep augers were operating.OSHA initiated an inspect...Read More
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Great American Appoints Divisional President for Specialty PC
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12/05/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Great American Insurance Group on Tuesday announced the promotion of Jason Cohen to executive vice president of its Specialty Property and Casualty Strategic Comp Division. Cohen joined Great American in 2006 and has been with the Strategic Comp Division since 2008, the Cincinnati-based ...Read More
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Governor Makes Appointment to 6th DCA
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12/04/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Adrienne M. Grover to serve as an associate justice for California’s 6th District Court of Appeal.Grover, 50, of Carmel, has served as a judge for the Monterey County Superior Court since 2002. She was counsel for Monterey County from 1999 to 2002, and de...Read More
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Gainesville Eyes Switch to Comp Self-Insurance
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12/03/2012
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State: GA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The City of Gainesville, Ga., is considering a switch to a workers' compensation self-insurance program to avoid paying $845,452 in premiums to the Georgia Municipal Association, according to a local news service.AccessNorthGa.com reported that the Gainesville City Council reviewed a...Read More
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