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MEMIC’s Stowell Receives Rising Tide Award for Patient Safety

• 09/20/18

Portland, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) - For more than 30 years MEMIC’s Beth Stowell, a senior loss control consultant to the health care industry, has worked to improve safety for patients and their ...
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Drop That Donut: Workers Consuming 1,000 Extra Calories at Work, Researchers Say

• 09/20/18

Boston, MA — Bagels and donuts during the breakfast meeting. Cake for birthday celebrations. Deli sandwiches during a lunch seminar. Consuming extra food is a common occurrence for many workers. But ...
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WA L&I Proposes Significant Drop in Workers' Comp Rates for 2019

• 09/20/18

Tumwater, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The price of workers' compensation insurance in Washington will likely drop significantly in 2019. Today the state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) ...
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WA AG’s Hanford Worker Safety Lawsuit Leads to Big Win for Workers

• 09/20/18

Olympia, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy will conduct testing and, if successful, begin implementing a new system to treat or ...
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Back to the Drawing Board

• 09/20/18

The California Division of Workers’ Comp is going back to the drawing board on possible changes to the medical-legal fee schedule. A public meeting to discuss a possible new schedule has been ...
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Paradigm Outcomes Acquired

• 09/20/18

Paradigm will be acquired by investment firm Omers, a Toronto, Canada headquartered company. Sources indicate the price was approximately 14 times earnings; by my calculation, the total valuation ...
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Texas Mutual: Weekly Regulatory Roundup (as of Sept. 14)

• 09/19/18

Regulatory Roundup is a weekly compilation of employee wellness and safety news. You can read the full article by clicking the titles below. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Tips ...
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NIOSH Issues Research Agendas for Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector, Traumatic Injury Prevention

• 09/18/18

Washington, DC — NIOSH has published its National Occupational Research Agenda for Wholesale and Retail Trade, as well as its NORA for Traumatic Injury Prevention – both intended to spotlight the ...
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OSHA in Line for Funding Boost After Congressional Conference Committee Agrees on Appropriations ‘Minibus’

• 09/18/18

Washington, DC — OSHA is in line for a $5 million budget increase, after the House and Senate resolved their differences in a Sept. 13 congressional conference committee meeting on a ...
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