Ohio Governor Signs Liability Protection Legislation

• 09/15/20
• Nancy Grover

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Ohio businesses and certain individuals have been given liability protections for actions — or inactions — taken in response to COVID-19. In a ...
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Medical Provider Compensation Increases Another Year

• 09/15/20
• F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A survey published earlier this month by American Medical Group Association (AMGA) shows that while there was very little increase in work relative value units ...
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Franco Signor Sold for $160 Million

• 09/14/20
• Nancy Grover

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Little more than a year after purchasing the company, a private equity firm announced it has sold Franco Signor to Verisk. BV Investment Partners said the ...
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What Do You Think: Was Unsafe Site 'Substantially Certain' to Cause Death?

• 09/14/20
• Frank Ferreri

Middletown, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – When a worker without excavating experience went into a leaky trench, his death was the tragic result. But how certain the company was about the risk the ...
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Florida Restaurant Owner Ordered To Pay More Than $100K In Back Wages

• 09/14/20
• Toni Sutton-Deangelico

West Palm Beach, FL (WorkersCompensation.com)- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced that West Palm Beach restaurant chain Hurricane Wings Management LLC will pay back wages ...
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Could EFT Therapy Be An Alternative Treatment For Pain And Anxiety?

• 09/14/20
• F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – As alternative therapies such as acupuncture become more commonplace for treatment of pain, one psychological acupressure technique shows some promise for not ...
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EEOC Updates Offer Dos. Don'ts for COVID-19 Workplace Rules

• 09/11/20
• Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Keeping workplaces safe during the COVID-19 pandemic has required changes to “business as usual.” One of these changes is that employers now must ...
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At least Four More Hospitals Shut Their Doors Within the Last Month

• 09/11/20
• F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – So far this year 14 rural hospitals have shut down according to data from the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. In fact, an analysis from ...
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Workers' Comp Reforms Part of KY Pre-Filed Bills

• 09/11/20
• Liz Carey

Frankfort, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A bill aimed at reversing legislative changes to workers’ compensation was one of 15 labor-focused bills pre-filed in the Kentucky legislature this ...
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