TN Work Comp Now Requires Electronic Claims

• 08/15/18
• FJ Thomas

Nashville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) - Effective as of August 2018: New revisions have been made to the Claims Handling Standards, that will impact both adjustors and healthcare providers. One of the ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 8/15, Wednesday Edition

• 08/15/18
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -  1) ID Credit Union Robbery Incident Leads to Guard’s Injuries, Previous Employee’s Death Josh Martz, a former manager at the Coeur d’Alene ...
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CA Jury Awards Former School Groundskeeper $289M for Herbicide Exposure That Caused His Cancer

• 08/14/18
• Toni Sutton

San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Monsanto, the agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation that is owned by Bayer is in some hot water regarding a chemical exposure case. A jury has ...
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FL-Based Employer Faces Second Set of Violations Regarding H2-A Employees

• 08/14/18
• Liz Carey

Kennett, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) – Inhumane working conditions and filthy living arrangements are allegedly nothing new for foreign workers who came to this country to pick produce for Jorge ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 8/14, Tuesday Edition

• 08/14/18
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) CA: Apartment Resident Allegedly Threw Hot Coffee on Repair Contractor While Using Racist Slurs An apartment resident in Los Angeles reportedly blocked ...
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Risky Business: Railroad Workers

• 08/13/18
• Liz Carey

Ironton, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Once upon a time, being a railroad worker was one of the deadliest jobs in the country. According to “Modern Marvels — Freight Trains,” ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 8/13, Monday Edition

• 08/13/18
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) WA: Seattle Baggage Handler Steals Plane, Crashes It, and Dies Richard “Beebo” Russell, a ground services employee for Horizon Air, stole a ...
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Five Things to Catch Up On: 8/12, Weekend Edition

• 08/12/18
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) MN: High School Brawl Leads to Teacher’s Injuries, Per Lawsuit (FRIDAY) Teacher and former lunch room supervisor John Ekblad broke up a high school ...
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CA: Stress Increases Over ICE Raid Activities to Detain Illegal Immigrants

• 08/10/18
• Phil Yacuboski

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Some California attorneys involved in immigration law stress that many undocumented workers are so fearful of being deported, they avoid filing a comp claim ...
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