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	State Touts Achievements of SB 863, Highlights Further Efforts		07/18/2016

	State: CA \| Segment: WEST \| 1011 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 21 min read
	A report released by the California Department of Industrial Relations on Friday highlights savings for employers and increased benefits for employers flowing from reforms in Senate Bill 863, and also explores ways in which the administration is working to further reduce costs in the system. ...Read More


	Supreme Court Denies Review of Constitutional Challenge to Lien Fees		07/18/2016
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: CA \| Segment: WEST \| 1357 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 19 min read
	The California Supreme Court last week denied review of another constitutional challenge to the lien provisions of Senate Bill 863. Dr. Robin Chorn, ...Read More


	Supremes: GM May Reduce Retiree's Comp Benefits Because of SSDI		07/18/2016

	State: MI \| Segment: NORTH \| 1742 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 39 min read
	General Motors is entitled to offset its obligation to pay permanent disability benefits by the amount that the worker received in Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, even though the collective bargaining agreement that allowed the offset was adopted after he had retired, the Michigan ...Read More


	Split Court Overturns Denial of Accidental Disability Benefits to Firefighter		07/18/2016
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: NY \| Segment: NORTH \| 471 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 324 min read
	A divided New York appellate court ruled that a firefighter should not have been denied accidental disability benefits for his inhalation injuries while responding to a medical emergency at a grocery store. ...Read More


	State Proposes Rules to Improve Refinery Safety		07/15/2016

	State: CA \| Segment: WEST \| 766 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 268 min read
	The Department of Industrial Relations, governor’s Office of Emergency Services and California Environmental Protection Agency proposed rules intended to improve workplace and environmental safety at refineries throughout the state. ...Read More


	Supremes: Settlement Barred New Claim for Depression Caused by Injury		07/15/2016

	State: MN \| Segment: NORTH \| 584 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 67 min read
	A claimant who settled her claim for a back injury cannot pursue a new claim for depression and anxiety after her injury grew worse and required additional surgery, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled. ...Read More


	Supreme Court Clarifies Start Date for Statute of Limitations for Comp Claims		07/15/2016
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: WA \| Segment: WEST \| 565 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 51 min read
	The Washington Supreme Court ruled that the one-year statute of limitations for a worker to file a comp claim begins the day after his injury. ...Read More


	Santa Barbara Cop Pleads Not Guilty to Comp Fraud		07/14/2016

	State: CA \| Segment: WEST \| 1274 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 9 min read
	A Santa Barbara police officer pleaded not guilty to charges that he filed false workers' compensation claims against the Police Department, the Noozhawk website re...Read More


	Study: Fewer Painkillers Prescribed When Medical Marijuana is Legal		07/14/2016
	By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
	State: NA \| Segment: Top \| 1161 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 14 min read
	Legalizing marijuana for medical use may lead to a reduction in the number of prescriptions written for other medications, including painkillers, according to a study released this month that looks at prescribing patterns for Medicare patients. ...Read More


	Seminar Offers Continuing Education Credits to Attorneys, Case Managers and Nurses		07/14/2016

	State: KS \| Segment: NORTH \| 411 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 1 min read
	The Kansas Department of Labor’s 42nd Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar will provide continuing education credits to Kansas and Missouri attorneys, certified case managers and nurses on Sept. 27 and 28. ...Read More

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KY - OSHA Training in Louisville Oct. 22-26

09/24/2018 | 16 | 0

Kentucky's state-run workplace safety agency will offer another round of free training Oct. 22-26, this time in Louisville. The free training for employers and employees will run all week and will cover hazard communication, electrical safety, injury record-keeping, excavation and trenching, spray paint safety, fire protection, confined spaces, and wages and hours. The classes will be at the University of Louisville Shelby Campus, Founders Union Building, Room 6, in Louisville, and will start at 8:30 a.m. each day. Most classes qualify for continuing education credit for plumbing, and h... Read More

RI - Bug-Sniffing Dogs to Check for Bedbugs at WC Court

09/24/2018 | 25 | 0

Courthouse officials agreed to bring in bug-sniffing dogs to find bedbugs that have brought numerous complaints from workers. After a meeting with employees Thursday, administrators at the Garrahy Judicial Complex in Rhode Island, home to the Workers' Compensation and other courts, said dogs were to be brought in Saturday, according to the Providence Journal newspaper. Union leaders and others have said the complex should be closed and treated for the insects after people complained of seeing the itch-inducing bugs on several floors. But a court administrator said that a pest contro... Read More

NY - Corrections Officer Accused of Working as a Bouncer While on Benefits

09/21/2018 | 119 | 0 | 5 min read

A New York corrections officer has been charged with grand larceny and insurance fraud after investigators discovered that he was working as a bouncer in an Albany-area bar while collecting workers’ compensation benefits, the New York Inspector General’s Office said. Benjamin Essenter, 44, of Clifton Park, was arrested and arraigned in the Town of Colonie Justice Court, according to a press release. Essenter claimed he was injured while working as a corrections officer at Coxsackie Correctional Facility in the summer of 2016. He submitted medical examination reports stating... Read More

CA - Columnist: WCAB Move Fits Pattern of Rewarding Friends With Patronage

09/21/2018 | 528 | 0 | 11 min read

California Gov. Jerry Brown’s decision to appoint a high school classmate to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board fits with a pattern of rewarding friends with political appointments since the start of his third term in 2011, according to columnist Dan Walters. Juan Pedro Gaffney Walters, a former columnist for the Sacramento Bee who joined the nonprofit CALmatters as a commentary writer in 2017, said that shortly after Brown took office in 2011, he rescinded an appointment his predecessor made to the state community college Board of Governors. Brown’s office exp... Read More

RI - Officials Aren't Itching to Close Courthouse Over Bedbug Sightings

09/21/2018 | 63 | 0 | 1 min read

Despite calls from labor unions to shut down the courthouse because of bedbugs, court administrators have said it's not such a biting concern and plan to keep the building operating. Union officials and courthouse regulars have complained for weeks about the itch-causing insects on several floors of the Garrahy Judicial Complex in Providence and don't feel that the issue is being taken seriously, according to local TV news. "It's a serious situation, and I don't know that they're taking it to the level I think it should be taken," said Michael Dow... Read More

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