Workers' Compensation News
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Maintenance Company Cited After Worker Burned in Explosion | 12/03/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 57 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 71 min read | |||
| A property maintenance and land clearing company in Florida is facing $94,415 in proposed federal penalties after a worker was burned in an explosion. ...Read More | |||
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Jennifer Ryon Named Chief Revenue Officer at Prime Health Services | 12/03/2018 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 84 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| Prime Health Services, a Nashville-based managed care company specializing in preferred provider networks, has named Jennifer Ryon as its chief revenue officer. ...Read More | |||
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Under TRIPRA Mathematics, Car Bombs a Greater Risk Than Nukes | 11/30/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 351 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read | |||
| A large nuclear bomb explosion in downtown San Francisco would be the most severe terrorist attack possible for California in terms of total losses, but attacks with 600-pound conventional car bombs are actually a greater risk to California workers’ compensation insurers, according to ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Employer's Challenge to Citation Over Shoring Violation | 11/30/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 231 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an employer failed to preserve its challenge to a citation for inadequately shoring a trench, and that substantial evidence supported the issuance of the sanction. ...Read More | |||
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Survey Allows Public Input on State Occupational Injury Research Agenda | 11/30/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 213 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read | |||
| California’s labor-management advisory board is seeking public input through an online survey on its its agenda for research in occupational injury prevention. ...Read More | |||
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Subrogation Law Firm Hires Associate in Orange County | 11/30/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 359 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| The Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer law firm, whose practice is focused on subrogation, has appointed Katherine Sandoval as an associate attorney in its Orange, California, office. ...Read More | |||
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2nd DCA Rejects Hospital Worker's Claim of Discrimination, Retaliation | 11/30/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 434 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| A California appellate court rejected a hospital employee’s claims of discrimination and retaliation for pursuing a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Army Reserve Facility Issued Safety Notice After Worker Death | 11/30/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 222 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a notice of safety violations to an Army Reserve facility in Sacramento where a civilian worker was fatally crushed by a utility vehicle cargo box. ...Read More | |||
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High Hospital Prices Help Drive Outpatient Services to Other Facilities | 11/30/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 201 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read | |||
| Outpatient surgery isn’t the only medical service moving away from hospitals to other facilities: Minor radiology, lab work and physical medicine are also part of the trend, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Favorable Premium-Ranking Report Could Fuel More Pro-Worker Reforms | 11/30/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 362 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 215 min read | |||
| In addition to a solid Democratic majority in both chambers of the legislature, a Democratic governor-elect and the overriding of three vetoes by the outgoing Republican governor, Illinois worker advocates have something else to put wind in their sails: A national comparison of workers&...Read More | |||
