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Reflection and Celebration on World Health Day

• 04/12/21

April 7 marked the annual celebration of World Health Day. From its inception at the First Health Assembly in 1948 and each year since taking effect in 1950, the globally recognized day has aimed to create ...
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OSHA to Review Scientific Data Before Moving Forward with COVID-19 Emergency Standard and More

• 04/12/21

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency COVID-19 standard is put on hold The new secretary of labor announced the agency will put COVID-19 standard plans on hold while it reviews ...
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CMS releases new NGHP Section 111 User Guide (Version 6.3)

• 04/12/21

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an updated Section 111 NGHP User Guide (Version 6.3, April 5, 2021) regarding non-group health plans (liability, no-fault and ...
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Biden to Nominate Cal/OSHA Chief Doug Parker to Lead OSHA

• 04/11/21

Washington, DC — President Joe Biden intends to nominate Doug Parker as the head of OSHA, according to a White House press release issued April 9. Parker leads the California Division of Occupational ...
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CA: Contractor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud, Pays Over $150,000 in Victim Restitution

• 04/11/21

Ventura, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that James Wood (DOB 04/11/72), of Simi Valley, pled guilty to two felony counts of workers’ compensation ...
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CSB Deploying to Fatal Incident at Paint Plant

• 04/09/21

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is deploying to the scene of a fatal explosion and fire at the Yenkin-Majestic Paints and OPC Polymers ...
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New WCRI CompScope™ Studies Compare Costs and Trends in 18 State Workers’ Compensation Systems

• 04/09/21

Cambridge, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) - A new series of studies, CompScope™ Benchmarks, 21st Edition, from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) provides in-depth analysis of costs ...
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Applied Underwriters' Exceptional Care for Injured Workers Featured in Fall TV Series on Discovery Life

• 04/09/21

Omaha, NE (WorkersCompensation.com) - Officially recognized for its extraordinary care for injured workers as a leading US workers' compensation insurer, Applied Underwriters will be featured in episodes of ...
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CA DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to OMFS (DME, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies)

• 04/09/21

San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) ...
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