Workers' Compensation News
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BART Fined $650,000 for Worker Deaths
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10/15/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 311 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read
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The California Public Utilities Commission fined the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency $1.3 million for safety violations that allowed a commuter train to hit and kill two workers in 2013, but BART will have to pay only $650,000 according to a report by the ...Read More
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Nursery Worker Charged With Fraud After Surveillance
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10/15/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 435 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read
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Criminal charges have been filed against a Northern California nursery worker who is accused of exaggerating the extent of her injuries, Intercare Holdings Insurance Services said Friday.
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Study Finds Shrinking Proportion of Low-Back Claims
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10/15/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 260 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read
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Low-back pain may be losing ground as one of the top causes of workers’ comp claims, according to a new study that found lower-back injuries accounted for 15.4% of lost-time claims in 2015, compared to 22% in 2008.
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Council Trims NCCI's Rate Cut, Recommends 14% Drop
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10/15/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: TN | Segment: Top | 161 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read
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Tennessee employers may have been expecting an early Christmas present this year after the National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended one of the largest rate decreases ever, but a Tennessee advisory council is taking a slightly more cautious approach.
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Janitor Accused of Double-Dipping
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10/15/2018
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 95 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 83 min read
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A Connecticut janitor is accused of collecting $17,408 in workers’ compensation benefits while continuing to work in the same job.
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Employer Had Duty to Protect Worker's Family From Asbestos Exposure
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10/15/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 158 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read
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The Virginia Supreme Court last week ruled that an employer has a duty to protect its employees' family members from potential exposure to asbestos fibers that the employee may carry home on his work clothes.
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DCBS Releases State Ranking of Comp Insurance Costs
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10/15/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 103 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 122 min read
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The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has released a report that ranks New York, followed by California, as the most expensive states in the nation for workers’ compensa...Read More
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Commission Ends Year Under Budget, Short on Staff
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10/15/2018
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State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read
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The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission operated with only 54 of 63 authorized positions and spent only 82% of the money that was budgeted for it in fiscal year 2017-18, according to ...Read More
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Husband-Wife Team Convicted in Pill Mill Scheme
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10/15/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 178 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read
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A 64-year-old former physician and 60-year-old registered nurse have been convicted of drug trafficking charges in a pill mill scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, the U.S. Attorney’s office ...Read More
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