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Newsom Signs Law Inspired by Comp Carrier's $2M CDI Lobby Scandal
Newsom Signs Law Inspired by Comp Carrier's $2M CDI Lobby Scandal

Sacremento,CA(WorkersCompensation.com) - Governor Newsom signed AB 1783, a law inspired by a $2 million bounty that was to be paid to influence the California insurance commissioner, Ricardo Lara, in a transaction involving Applied Underwriters proposed sale. The […]
VWC's Commissioner Appointed Board Member of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions
VWC's Commissioner Appointed Board Member of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions

            Scottsdale,AZ(WorkersCompensation.com) -  The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission announces the appointment of Commissioner Wesley G. Marshall to the Board of Directors of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and […]
California Uses the AMA Guides 5th Edition – Which is Two Decades Old
California Uses the AMA Guides 5th Edition – Which is Two Decades Old

Boca Raton,FL(WorkCompAcademy) - Back on April 19, 2004, when Senate Bill 899 became law, the legislature mandated the use of the AMA Guides 5th Edition to evaluate the level of permanent disability in California workers' compensation […]
Oregon OSHA Issues More Than $144,000 In Penalties To 2 Contractors For Exposing Employees To Fall Hazards At Sites In Salem and Woodburn
Oregon OSHA Issues More Than $144,000 In Penalties To 2 Contractors For Exposing Employees To Fall Hazards At Sites In Salem and Woodburn

Salem,OR (WorkersCompensation.com)  – In separate enforcement actions, Oregon OSHA has issued fines totaling more than $144,000 to two contractors for violations – including repeat offenses – of fall protection rules at worksites in Salem and […]
WCIRB Releases Report on 2021 California Workers’ Compensation Aggregate Medical Payment Trends
WCIRB Releases Report on 2021 California Workers’ Compensation Aggregate Medical Payment Trends

Oakland,CA(WorkersCompensation.com) - The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has released California Workers’ Compensation Aggregate Medical Payment Trends – Updated through Calendar Year 2021. The report is available in the Research section of the WCIRB website as […]
OSHA Announces Top 10 Safety Violations for 2022
OSHA Announces Top 10 Safety Violations for 2022

Farmington Hills, MI(WorkersCompensation.com) - Is your company guilty of any safety violations from this year’s top 10 list? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released its preliminary list of the most frequently cited […]
Judge Appointment Announced for the Memphis Court of Workers' Compensation Claims
Judge Appointment Announced for the Memphis Court of Workers' Compensation Claims

Administrator Troy Haley has appointed Shaterra Reed Marion as a judge on the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims, the adjudicative function within the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). She will be located in the Memphis […]
Two Roofing Companies Face More Than A Million Dollars In Total Fines for Repeatedly Putting Workers At Risk of Dangerous Falls
Two Roofing Companies Face More Than A Million Dollars In Total Fines for Repeatedly Putting Workers At Risk of Dangerous Falls

  24 Tumwater,WA(WorkersCompensation.com) - Two Washington roofing companies on the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) severe violators list are facing large fines for allowing roofers to work on top of homes without using fall […]