Report Shows Healthy, Stable WC Market -- Pre COVID

• 07/15/20
• Nancy Grover

Oakland, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – California has seen approximately 15,000 COVID-19-related workers’ compensation claims for the time period March 19 – July 5. The timeframe covers ...
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Chicken Producer Pilgrim's Pride Cited By OSHA After Employee's Death

• 07/14/20
• Toni Sutton-Deangelico

Guntersville, AL (WorkersCompensation.com)-  A work-related death at an Alabama chicken plan has netted Pilgrim’s Pride a proposed penalty of  $26,998. OSHA investigated after the injury in ...
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What Do You Think: Were Workers' Wife, Children 'Dependents' in Final Award?

• 07/14/20
• Frank Ferreri

Kansas City, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) – While a person’s spouse and children typically would be considered “dependents” in the everyday use of the term, a recent Missouri case ...
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Crews to Recover Bodies Of Construction Workers Killed During Building Collapse

• 07/14/20
• Liz Carey

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials said crews would now begin the process of recovering the bodies of two construction workers who died nine months ago when the Hard Rock Hotel in ...
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Free Webinars This Week

• 07/13/20
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Several issues are on tap for complimentary webinars this week. Tomorrow, the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is planning a ...
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Illinois Candy Manufacturer Cited Fine Over $480K Following Employees' Injuries

• 07/13/20
• Toni Sutton-Deangelico

Bellwood, IL (Workerscompensation.com)-The long time American candy manufacturer Ferrara Candy Company, best known as the makers of Lemonheads candies and Keebler cookies, has been cited by OSHA following ...
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Company Denies Liability For Workers' Death After Family Files Wrongful Death Suit

• 07/13/20
• Liz Carey

Beaver County, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, a long-term care facility in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, denies it is responsible for a workers death after ...
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$72.3 Settlement In Improper Referral Case

• 07/13/20
• F.J. Thomas

Oklahoma City, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) –  An Oklahoma City-based medical facility and a physician group have agreed to a $72.3 million settlement to resolve allegations of violating the False ...
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AMA Asking CDC To Revise Guidelines On Opioid Prescribing

• 07/10/20
• Liz Carey

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The American Medical Association is urging the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention to change its guidelines on opioid prescriptions, because the ...
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