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Noncompliance with OSHA Citations
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration in late December arrested two St. Louis, Mo., employers for failing to…Read more →AB 2774 – California OSHA Law
AB 2774 became law in California on Jan. 1, 2011. It’s one of the most important pieces of occupational safety and health…Read more →How to Self-Insure in Texas
Under Texas law, certain large, private companies can self-insure for workers’ compensation claims, while retaining the protection of the Texas Workers’ Compensation…Read more →New CEO at California State Fund
California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund has named Tom D. Clark as its chief operating officer. Clark, who assumes his new role on…Read more →Invest in Security Cameras
Authorities say a central New York convenience store’s surveillance cameras caught a man purposely pouring soda on the floor and then faking…Read more →Maine Court: You’ve got to be kidding me…
Maine’s supreme court says a workers’ compensation beneficiary isn’t eligible for additional benefits for a car crash that happened with on a…Read more →California Workers Comp. Insurance Rates Up 3%
California workers compensation insurance rates increased 3% on average during the first six months of 2010 over the same period in 2009,…Read more →Will Group Health Cost Rise in 2011?
According to Hewitt’s Associates, group health care plan costs are expected to increase an average of 8.8% in 2011, the largest percentage…Read more →California Worker’s Compensation Medical Provider Network (MPN) New Requirements Effective October, 2010
In an effort to streamline the notification process and reduce the burden on employers, the Administrative Director of the California Division of…Read more →Facebook rules again
In the past, we were astonished by several messages, coming from different sources, on how Facebook helps to adhere the law. There…Read more →Workers’ Comp Fraud and You: Don’t Get Cheated
Fraud can take several forms in workers’ comp, but the bottom line is the same: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Someone is trying to cheat the system…Read more →Employer’s Basic Workers’ Comp Responsibilities
It’s time for a quick policy checkup. By law you must follow certain procedures for (1) notifying your employees about workers’ compensation…Read more →Make insurance the easiest thing on your to-do list.
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