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Oregon Workers' Compensation System Highlighted By National Study
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Salem, OR (CompNewsNetwork) - Oregon's successes in workers' compensation provide valuable lessons for other states, according to a recently released study by a national workers' compensation research organization.
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(Published: 05/13/2008)
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Ohio BWC Administrator Ryan Joins Labor Groups In Honoring Workers Killed On Duty
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Columbus, OH (CompNewsNetwork) - Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) Administrator Marsha Ryan today joined the Central Ohio Labor Council (COLC) in a ceremony recognizing the contributions of Ohio workers killed on the job. The ceremony, sponsored by COLC, was held Saturday at Workers Memorial Park in downtown Columbus to pay tribute to central Ohio workers who died as a result of a workplace accident.
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(Published: 05/13/2008)
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Texas Fraud Scheme Costs Business Owner $67K
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Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) - Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported today that a Travis County jury found Sue Tennison of Lewisville and her business, All Metroplex Landscape Services Inc., guilty on workers' compensation fraud-related charges. Tennison misrepresented the size of her payroll to lower her workers' comp premium.
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(Published: 05/13/2008)
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Texas Workers' Compensation Educational Session Offered in Austin on May 30
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Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) - The Austin Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) is hosting a brown bag educational session on Friday, May 30, 2008. The topic is the Newly Revised Medical Fee Guidelines.
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(Published: 05/13/2008)
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Broadspire Selects WorkCompResearch.com For Employees' Research And Information Needs
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Sarasota, FL (CompNewsNetwork) - WorkersCompensation.com, LLC today announced that Broadspire, a leading third-party administrator to employers and insurance carriers, has selected the WorkCompResearch.com system to support their employee's workers' compensation research and information needs.
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(Published: 05/12/2008)
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Massachusetts Governor Patrick Announces $331K In New Workforce Training Grants, Identifies Attleboro Growth District
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Norton, MA (CompNewsNetwork) - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced that four companies located in Mansfield, Norton and Taunton will receive Workforce Training Fund grants totaling $330,828 to train a total of 511 workers in Massachusetts.
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(Published: 05/12/2008)
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California Division Of Workers' Compensation Proposes Changes To Permanent Disability Rating Schedule
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San Francisco, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - The California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) is proposing changes to the permanent disability rating schedule (PDRS), which will increase benefits for injured workers by an average of 16 percent.
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(Published: 05/12/2008)
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Wisconsin DWD Secretary Gassman Announces Grow Grant To Train Workers In Northwest Region
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Cable, WI (CompNewsNetwork) - As part of Wisconsin Governor Doyle's $850,000 Emerging Industries Skills Partnership initiative, Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today awarded the Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board an $85,000 grant to train over 100 workers for timber industry jobs and position the region for production of cellulose-based ethanol from wood fiber.
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(Published: 05/09/2008)
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Ascension Insurance, Inc. Announces Appointments Of Three New Executives
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Kansas City, MO (CompNewsNetwork) - Ascension Insurance, Inc. has announced the appointments of three new executives: Calvin J. Stolle to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer; John D. Doak to the position of Senior Vice President, Acquisitions; and Sydney Shaw to the position of Senior Vice President, Controller.
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(Published: 05/09/2008)
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Abusive Behavior as a Disability?
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Wellesley, MA (CompNewsNetwork) - Rosemary Verga worked for United Airlines as a staff representative in human resources. This seems an odd choice for a woman described by co-workers as "a difficult person to get along with" - "impolite, unpleasant" and quick to explode. In addition to being rude, inflexible, easily upset and demeaning toward others. All in all, a rather marginal member of the HR team!
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(Published: 05/09/2008)
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Kentucky Former Licensed Adjuster Guilty Of Insurance Fraud
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Frankfort, KY (CompNewsNetwork) - A Fayette County resident who formerly worked as a claims supervisor is serving the final days of a 60-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to three felony counts of insurance fraud.
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(Published: 05/09/2008)
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Pennsylvania Insurance Department Fines Conseco Under Multi-State Agreement
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Harrisburg, PA (CompNewsNetwork) - Acting Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario today announced a 40-state settlement with Conseco Inc., which was necessary due to a pattern of consumer harm in the company's long-term care insurance business.
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(Published: 05/08/2008)
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Missouri Department of Labor Announces Annual "Safe Jobs for Youth" Campaign Kickoff
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Jefferson City, MO (CompNewsNetwork) - With summer approaching and thousands of youth eagerly anticipating entering Missouri's workplace and taking summer jobs, the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations today announced the start of its "Safe Jobs for Youth" awareness campaign. The campaign is designed to focus on preventing youth injuries in the workplace.
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(Published: 05/08/2008)
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California Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Death of Union Pacific Railroad Police Officer Aaron Garcia
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Sacramento, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger released the following statement regarding the death of Union Pacific Railroad Police Officer Aaron Garcia of Imperial, CA:
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(Published: 05/08/2008)
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Ohio Employers to Choose Managed Care for Workers' Comp Claims
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Columbus, OH (CompNewsNetwork) - Nearly 280,000 employers participating in the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) system have the opportunity to select the managed care organization (MCO) that will manage their workers' comp claims for the next two years. MCO open enrollment is underway and runs through May 30, 2008.
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(Published: 05/07/2008)
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California Labor Commissioner's Office Prohibits Martinez Contractor from Bidding on Public Works Contracts
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San Francisco, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - The Labor Commissioner's Office has issued an order prohibiting Contemporary Floors, Inc. (CFI) and its CEO and president, Timothy Allen Kennady, from bidding on or receiving any public works contracts for three years.
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(Published: 05/07/2008)
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Texas Workers' Compensation Educational Session Offered in Fort Worth on May 29
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Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) - The Fort Worth Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) is hosting a brown bag educational session on Thursday, May 29, 2008. The topic is the Newly Revised Medical Fee Guidelines.
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(Published: 05/07/2008)
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Pennsylvania Governor Rendell to Honor Outstanding Achievements in Workforce Development
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Harrisburg, PA (CompNewsNetwork) - Cabinet officials and workforce development professionals will present Governor's Achievement Awards to individuals, employers and educational institutions during the 24th Annual Pennsylvania Partners Employment, Training and Education Conference, on May 7 and 8 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center.
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(Published: 05/07/2008)
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Kentucky Office of Insurance Clarifies That Failure To Disclose Medical Information Is Fraud
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Frankfort, KY (CompNewsNetwork) - The Kentucky Office of Insurance has issued some information on disclosure of Medical Information for insurnace purposes.
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(Published: 05/06/2008)
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Workers' Compensation Resource Guide - Initiating A "Green" Campaign
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Beverly Hills, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - Workers' Compensation Resource Guide, the premier source of information for workers' compensation professionals, announced that after continued customer requests for an electronic Guide (e-Guide) and a highly successful trial since January, the "Guide is Going Green".
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(Published: 05/06/2008)
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Encourages Young Worker Safety Awareness
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San Francisco, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today encouraged all young workers in California to learn the necessary safety precautions for their jobs and make them a habit to ensure a safe and valuable work experience.
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(Published: 05/06/2008)
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Kentucky and U.S. Attorney's Office Release Mail Fraud Charge Information
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Lexington, KY (CompNewsNetwork) - John Pennington, 49, and his wife, Tena Lynn Pennington, 43, both of Stanton, Ky.; Thomas J. Childers, 59, of Hazard, Ky.; and Karen Lynetta Fox-Burns, 55, and her daughter, Shannon Ranee Hogg, 32, both of Whitesburg, Ky., were indicted today for mail fraud.
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(Published: 05/06/2008)
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Tennessee Department Of Commerce And Insurance Announces Landmark Multi-State Agreement With The Unum Group
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Nashville, TN (CompNewsNetwork) - The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announces the completion and release of a report on the approximate four-year long evaluation of the insurance claims handling practices of the UNUM Group.
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(Published: 05/05/2008)
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California Man Posing As State Labor Investigator Sentenced To 16 Months In Prison
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Los Angeles, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - Officials of the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE/Labor Commissioner's Office) announced that an Alhambra man who allegedly attempted to extort money from his former employer by posing as a deputy state labor commissioner has plead no contest to obtaining funds through false pretenses.
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(Published: 05/05/2008)
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Willis Announces Don Urbanciz, Builder of InsuranceNoodle Retires
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New York, NY (CompNewsNetwork) - Willis Announces Don Urbanciz, who last summer led the management team that sold InsuranceNoodle to Willis, is retiring as CEO of Willis Small Commercial.
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(Published: 05/05/2008)
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Texas Workers' Compensation Educational Session Offered In Tyler on May 20
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Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) - The Tyler Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) is hosting a brown bag educational session on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. The topic is the Newly Revised Medical Fee Guidelines.
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(Published: 05/05/2008)
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New York Insurance Report Finds Unum Complying With Terms Of Settlement
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Albany, NY (CompNewsNetwork) - New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo announced that an examination of the disability insurance claim practices of Unum Group found the company is complying with the requirements of a 2004 agreement aimed at ensuring disability claims are promptly and properly processed.
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(Published: 05/02/2008)
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Workers' Compensation Educational Session Offered in Corpus Christi on May 23
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Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) - The Corpus Christi Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) is hosting a brown bag educational session on Friday, May 23, 2008. The topic is the Newly Revised Medical Fee Guidelines. The session will provide a general overview of the topic.
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(Published: 05/02/2008)
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Major Japanese Credit Card Company Establishes Hawai'i Captive Insurance Company
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Honolulu, HI (CompNewsNetwork) - Hawai'i Insurance Division announced JCB Co., Ltd. ("JCB"), a major global payment brand and leading credit card issuer and acquirer in Japan recently selected Hawai'i as the home for its new captive insurance subsidiary, PermCore Insurance Co., Ltd.
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(Published: 05/02/2008)
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Workers' Compensation Educational Session Offered in Odessa on May 27
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Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) - The Midland Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) is hosting a brown bag educational session on Tuesday, May 27, 2008. The topic is the Newly Revised Medical Fee Guidelines.
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(Published: 05/02/2008)
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Workers' Compensation Educational Session Offered in San Angelo on May 23
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Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) - The San Angelo Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) is hosting a brown bag educational session on Friday, May 23, 2008. The topic is Newly Revised Medical Fee Guidelines.
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(Published: 05/01/2008)
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Wisconsin Safety Council Honors Frances Huntley-Cooper
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Wisconsin Dells, WI (CompNewsNetwork) - Frances Huntley-Cooper, Administrator of the Division of Worker's Compensation, has been honored by the Wisconsin Safety Council with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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(Published: 05/01/2008)
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Workers' Compensation Educational Session Offered in Abilene on May 29
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Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) - The Abilene Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) is hosting a brown bag educational session on Thursday, May 29, 2008. The topic is the Newly Revised Medical Fee Guidelines.
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(Published: 05/01/2008)
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Illinois Governor Blagojevich Joins In Dedication Of Technical Rescue Training Facility At Scott Air Force Base
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Springfield, IL (CompNewsNetwork) - The Blagojevich administration today commended a joint local, state and federal effort that resulted in a new vertical and confined space rescue training facility at Scott Air Force Base that will benefit thousands of emergency responders throughout southern Illinois.
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(Published: 05/01/2008)
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