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Workers' Compensation News

 

Food Workers Have higher Rates of Illness and Death 07/16/2015
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
A study published in this month’s edition of the "Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine" shows that workers who are involve...Read More
 
 
Feds Update Inspection Standards for Tuberculosis in Medical Industry 07/15/2015
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration this week released updated guidelines for inspections of hospitals and health care settings in an effort to reduce worker exposure to tuberculosis, a disease that kills 1.5 million people per year, according to a release from the U.S. Departm...Read More
 
 

Formulary Measure Bogs Down 07/14/2015
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
California Assemblyman Henr...Read More
 
 

Feds Give Up Search for Source of Leaked Calderon Affidavits, 07/09/2015
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The U.S. Attorney's Office found no evidence that a government official was responsible for leaking a sealed search warrant affidavit detailing bribery an...Read More
 
 
Former Insurance Director: Impact of HB 1287 would be "Dreadful" 07/09/2015
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Philip O'Connor, the director of insurance in Illinois when the state introduced competitive workers' compensation rate making in 1982, has publicly condemned legislation that he says would return the state to the olden days when carriers couldn't compete with each other on price....Read More
 
 
Failure to Contain toxic Ammonia Leads to nearly $77K in Penalties 07/08/2015
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Harlingen, Texas, company is facing $76,500 in fines after inspectors with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that its employees were in danger due to failed chemical inspections, according to a release from the administration.  Valley International Cold Storag...Read More
 
 
Feds Recommend Fixes to Chronic Deficiencies at Cal-OSHA 07/07/2015
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
California workplace safety regulators conduct a lower percentage of programmed inspections and take longer to issue citations and respond to worker complaints of unsafe working conditions than their federal counterparts, the U.S. Department of Labor said last month. David Shiraishi, Oakl...Read More
 
 
Failing to Reach Compromise on WC Reforms, Legislators Head into new Fiscal Year without Budget 07/01/2015
State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The wrestling match between the Democrat-controlled Illinois General Assembly and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner over workers’ compensation reforms and other issues has led the state to enter into a new fiscal year without a budget. General Assembly leadership ...Read More
 
 
Former Highway Patrol Commander Appointed Director of BWC's SIU 06/24/2015
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A former commander with the Ohio Highway Patrol has stepped in as director of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's Special Investigations Department, the bureau announced Tuesday. James Wernecke, who worked 25 years for the state Highway Patrol, took over leadership of the 1...Read More
 
 
Former Firefighter Charged with Fraud, Collecting $82K in Disability Pension Benefits 06/24/2015
State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Shane B. Streater A Camden City fire...Read More
 
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