Workers' Compensation News
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Appellate Court Overturns Denial of Garbage Truck Driver's Claim for Repetitive Trauma Injuries | 10/12/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of a garbage truck driver’s claim for benefits from repetitive trauma injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Amazon Sues L&I Over Workplace Safety Enforcement | 10/06/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Amazon Inc. on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, claiming that the state’s workplace safety protocols for citing, fining and abating hazards violate the due process clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney's Unsworn Statement Can Be Considered in Evaluating Timeliness of Hearing Request | 09/21/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Oregon appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in rejecting unsworn statements by a party’s attorney as evidence in evaluating whether his client had timely made a request for a hearing. ...Read More | |||
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Auto Parts Maker Fined $271,403 After Repeat Fires at Molding Plant | 09/07/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Ohio auto parts maker $271,403, saying the company exposed workers to fires and failed to train them on fire identification or proper use of fire extinguishers. ...Read More | |||
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AG Sues Construction Firm for Misclassification Scheme | 09/07/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit accusing a construction company of misclassifying workers and paying them in cash in an effort to skirt laws intended to protect workers. ...Read More | |||
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Agent Faces Additional Charge of Pocketing Premium Refunds | 08/31/2022 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire announced that Kerri Monroe has been charged with one additional count of reporting and disposition of premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Would Give CalFire Firefighters Full-Pay TD | 08/30/2022 | |
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| Firefighters for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection would be eligible to receive salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability, under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes PTSD Expansion; Contractor Coverage Bill Heading to Governor | 08/24/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly unanimously approved a bill that would expand the types of first responders eligible for the presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is work-related, while the Senate unanimously concurred in amendments to a bill that would require comp coverage for certain contrac...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes Bills Addressing Contractor Coverage, Fraud Investigations | 08/22/2022 | |
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| The California Assembly unanimously passed bills that would require certain contractors to carry workers’ compensation coverage regardless of the number of people they employ and to mandate that brokers undergo training on how to identify and report suspected fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Agent Awaiting Sentence for Stealing Premiums Faces New Theft Charges | 08/19/2022 | |
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| A former insurance agent awaiting sentencing after being convicted of stealing premiums from small business owners was arrested Thursday for allegedly using stolen identities to open a fraudulent agency and apply for loans, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
