Five Things You Need to Know: 9/14, Thursday Edition

• 09/14/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) $150M Purchase of Pacific Comp Puts AZ Insurer on the CA Map Phoenix, AZ-based CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Co. has purchased CA-based Pacific ...
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Undocumented, and Unprotected? Illegal Immigrants Enjoy Full Workers' Comp Benefits in NJ

• 09/13/17
• Phil Yacuboski

This is the next article in WorkersCompensation.com's “Undocumented, and Unprotected?” series, as our writers explore what is it like to be an undocumented worker in the U.S., and what ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 9/13, Wednesday Edition

• 09/13/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -  1) Texas Mutual to Donate $10M Grant to Harvey-Affected Policyholders  Texas Mutual Insurance Company will donate a $10 million grant to Hurricane ...
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Comp and Cannabis: Perhaps 'Another Tool in the Toolbox' for ME

• 09/12/17
• Dara Barney

This is the next article in WorkersCompensation.com's “Comp and Cannabis” series, as Editor Dara Barney explores medical marijuana legislation state-by-state, and what it means ...
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Insurers Breathe Sigh of Relief Over Irma

• 09/12/17
• Liz Carey

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With the worst of Hurricane Irma over, insurers are breathing a sigh of relief that damage estimates have spiraled downward since last week.  According ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 9/12, Tuesday Edition

• 09/12/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) Courts: Former PA Dept. Store Employee Should Be Able to File FMLA Suit After Workers’ Comp Settlement Former department store Boscov’s ...
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Sickened 9/11 First Responders to Get Recognition

• 09/11/17
• Liz Carey

Hempstead, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Sixteen years after the 9/11 attacks, the list of those who died as a result of the attack is growing — and some of the latest are those who died as a ...
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Hospital Violence Captures Regulators' Attention

• 09/11/17
• Liz Carey

Lowell, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has levied a $208,000 penalty against a Massachusetts behavioral health services firm it says failed to ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 9/11, Monday Edition

• 09/11/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) MA: Former Municipal Airport Security Officer Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud A Massachusetts resident and former Transportation Security ...
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