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California accounted for 20.1% of cash, medical payments in 2020

California accounted for 20.1% of all cash and medical benefits paid to injured workers throughout the country in calendar year 2020, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute bulletin released Monday summarizing findings in a National Academy of Social Insurance report. NASI reported state and federal work comp programs covered 135.6 million jobs and $8.69 …

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California accounted for 20.1% of cash, medical payments in 2020

California accounted for 20.1% of all cash and medical benefits paid to injured workers throughout the country in calendar year 2020, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute bulletin released Monday summarizing findings in a National Academy of Social Insurance report. NASI reported state and federal work comp programs covered 135.6 million jobs and $8.69 …

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OSHA cites contractors for demolition, asbestos hazards after collapse

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday announced that it is fining two contractors nearly $700,000 after the collapse of a mezzanine platform at a former power plant in Boston on May 5 caused a worker to lose his legs. The incident, which occurred during demolition and asbestos abatement operations, also caused injuries to two …

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OSHA cites contractors for demolition, asbestos hazards after collapse

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday announced that it is fining two contractors nearly $700,000 after the collapse of a mezzanine platform at a former power plant in Boston on May 5 caused a worker to lose his legs. The incident, which occurred during demolition and asbestos abatement operations, also caused injuries to two …

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Sotomayor rejects challenge to N.Y. COVID vaccine mandate

(Reuters) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday rejected a bid to prevent New York City from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers against a group teachers, firefighters and others who challenged the policy. The justice denied an emergency request, received by the court on Nov. 4, to block the policy by individual municipal workers, as …

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Sotomayor rejects challenge to N.Y. COVID vaccine mandate

(Reuters) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday rejected a bid to prevent New York City from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers against a group teachers, firefighters and others who challenged the policy. The justice denied an emergency request, received by the court on Nov. 4, to block the policy by individual municipal workers, as …

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Oregon adopts permanent rules for apportionment for denied conditions

The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division adopted permanent rules, effective Dec. 4, that clarify when apportionment is still acceptable for a denied condition, based on a state Supreme Court decision issued earlier this year. Oregon’s highest court, in Johnson v. SAIF Corp., held that a worker is entitled to the full value of the total impairment, including a …

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Oregon adopts permanent rules for apportionment for denied conditions

The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division adopted permanent rules, effective Dec. 4, that clarify when apportionment is still acceptable for a denied condition, based on a state Supreme Court decision issued earlier this year. Oregon’s highest court, in Johnson v. SAIF Corp., held that a worker is entitled to the full value of the total impairment, including a …

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