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- New OSHA Rule Requires Reporting for Single Incidents of Severe Injuries
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued afinal rule requiring employers to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye. The rule, which also updates the list of employers partially exempt from OSHA record-keeping requirements, will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, for workplaces under federal OSHA jurisdiction. Original article no longer available
- NCCI Proposes Average Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease of 2.5% in Florida
Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation announced it received the 2015 Florida workers’ compensation rate filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), which proposes a statewide average rate decrease of 2.5 percent — the first decrease in four years. NCCI said fewer claims and a lower amount of loss is responsible for the proposed rate decrease. Click here to read more:
- In a Defeat For Non-English Speakers, Court Bars Entitlement to Spanish-Speaking Shrinks in Workers-
In what could be a first-of-its-kind decision in Florida, an appeals court ruled Tuesday that a man suffering from head injuries was not entitled to treatment from a Spanish-speaking psychologist as part of a workers-compensation insurance claim. The issue stems from a 2012 accident in which roofing-company employee Jesus Trejo-Perez was seriously injured, including suffering head injuries, when he fell 30 to 40 feet while on a job in Hillsborough County, according to documents in the case. Click here to read more:
- 'Oklahoma Option' Redefines State's Workers' Comp
What’s the first thing to pop into your mind when thinking about Oklahoma? Is it the musical? Could it be that its pan shape? The one thing that probably did not immediately pop into your mind is the state’s aggressive approach to redefining the system delivery for injured workers. Click here to read more:
- Teen Challenge of Florida Cited for 25 Safety and Health Violations; more than $228,000 in Fines
Teen Challenge of Florida Inc., an international rehabilitation program, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration with 25 safety and health violations following an inspection of the company's facilities in Pensacola. OSHA initiated the July 2013 inspection after receiving a complaint alleging safety and health hazards. Proposed penalties total $228,600. Click here to read more:
- Liberty Mutual Selling Workers’ Comp Unit Summit Southeast to American Financial
Liberty Mutual Insurance said it has agreed to sell Summit Holdings Southeast Inc. and its related companies to American Financial Group (AFG) in an all-cash transaction valued at $250 million. Based in Lakeland, Florida, Summit sells workers’ compensation in the Southeast and has approximately $520 million of premium written. Click here to read more:
