The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC) Has Released Its 2018 Annual Report

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• 07/18/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC) released its 2018 Annual Report. The report provides a summary of key initiatives, trends, and outcomes for ...
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OSHA Says Fatality Investigations Up, Overall Investigations Down in FY 2018

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• 07/18/19
• National Safety Council

Washington, DC — OSHA conducted its highest number of fatality/catastrophe investigations in more than a decade in fiscal year 2018, while overall inspections decreased 1.2% from FY 2017, the ...
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US DOL Reminds Employers of the Dangers of Heat Illness

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• 07/18/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) - As temperatures rise, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers to protect their employees from the dangers ...
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US DOL Cites Florida Company for Exposing Employees To Amputations and Other Safety Hazards

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• 07/18/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Jimmie Crowder Excavating and Land Clearing Inc. for exposing ...
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LWCC Announces New Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer, Seth Irby and Promotion of Gary Sanders to Vice President

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• 07/18/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

Baton Rouge, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) - LWCC, Louisiana’s largest workers’ compensation company, announces the hiring of Seth Irby as Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer as well ...
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Self-Driving Cars Could Have Substantial Impact On the WC System, NCCI Says

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• 07/18/19
• Nancy Grover

Boca Raton, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - While claim frequency has been decreasing overall in recent years, that is not the case for motor vehicle-related claims. In fact, more than 40-percent of ...
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Kids' Chance of New Jersey Raises $211K in Single Night

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• 07/18/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

Iselin, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Kids’ Chance of New Jersey (KCNJ) recently held their annual Gala Dinner, where they presented college scholarships to 20 students and raised a record ...
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WV: Mining Employee Says He Was Fired in Retaliation

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• 07/18/19
• Liz Carey

Huntington, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – A former miner in West Virginia has filed suit against a troubled mining company alleging he was fired for filing a workers’ compensation ...
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Marijuana in the House

Workers Comp Blogwire :
• 07/18/19
• The Way

LEAD STORY U.S. lawmakers weighed reforming marijuana laws in an “historic” hearing last week. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security sought ...
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