Workers' Compensation News
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Labor Commissioner Offering Workplace Safety Grants
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09/27/2016
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State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer
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The Utah Labor Commissioner is accepting applications for grants that will help pay to develop or improve workplace safety programs.
The total amount of grants that will be distributed is $750,000. Nonprofits, community groups, employer associations, small businesses and labor u...Read More
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Liability for Scaffolding Accident May Fall on Subcontractor Who Installed It
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09/23/2016
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A subcontractor who was injured when he fell off scaffolding during a construction project may proceed with his personal injury suit against the project supervisor who supplied the scaffolding after settling the workers' compensation claim, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled in...Read More
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L&I Proposes Rate Increase of 0.7%
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09/22/2016
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Washington Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a rate increase of 0.7% on Jan. 1.
L&I said the proposed increase would cost employers an average of about $10 more a year per employee. Workers, "on average," will not see an increase in what they pay, the dep...Read More
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Liability for Hearing Loss Claim Falls on Employer of 4 Days
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09/21/2016
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A divided West Virginia Supreme Court this week ruled that the full amount of liability for a hearing loss claim by a worker who spent 33 years operating heavy machinery fell on his last employer, for which he had worked only four days.
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Large-Deductible Recommendations Clear a Hurdle
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09/20/2016
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A study by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on large-deductible workers’ compensation insurance policies has moved a step closer to final approval, and plans are in the early stages to begin implementing its recommendations.
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