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UtahWorkers Compensation News

Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi Announces Sentencing of San Diego Couple for Workers’ Comp Fraud, Conspiracy and Grand Theft

State Division Of Workers' Compensation Releases Study

In Iowa, Labor Department Hosts Meeting To Explain Energy Workers Compensation Program

Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Among Workers Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments

Royal & Sun Alliance to cut 1,500 jobs

Legislators resist workers' comp reforms

Defense Base Act Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage

New Energy Federal Workers Compensation Program

Changes In Workers Compensation State Laws In 2004

DIR And Mainstay Business Solutions Reach Settlement In Dispute Over Workers' Compensation Coverage

$293 Million in Compensation Paid Out on First Anniversary

CHSWC is Honored with International Workers' Compensation Award

A Guide to the Vocationally Handicapped Provisions of the Workers' Disability Compensation Act

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Did You Know?

OSHA has developed final "Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence
OSHA has developed final "Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers" and draft guidelines for night retail establishments. The intent of the guidelines is to educate employers on finding ways to provide a more secure work environment. Consequently, OSHA hopes that employers will voluntarily implement workplace violence protection programs. Workplace violence has emerged as an important safety issue in today's workplaces. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) fatality data, assaults and violent acts caused 20 percent of the fatal occupational injuries in the United States in 1994.

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Workers Compensation Lawyer.com Terms

Today's Terms

Settlement

Definition:
A workers' compensation cases may be settled in one of two ways, by a Compromise and Release (C&R) or by a Stipulation with Request for Award (Stip). A C&R usually settles all outstanding issues in a claim for a single lump sum payment. A Stipulation may leave certain issues open, such as future medical treatment and/or vocational rehabilition.

Apportionment

Definition:
A way of figuring out how much of your permanent disability is due to your industrial injury and how much is due to other disabilities.

Consultative Rating

Definition:
A rating of permanent disability provided by the DWC Disability Evaluation Unit when a claim is litigated or if the injured worker has an attorney. See Permanent Disability Rating.

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Workers' Comp. Hot Topics

Topics Related to Workers' Comp.:

Personal Injury
Disability Discrimination
Wrongful Death
Truck Accidents

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Utah Workers-Compensation Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an Workers-Compensation attorney you should contact our Workers-Compensation Attorney as soon as possible:

American Fork
Bountiful
Brigham City
Cedar City
Clearfield
Draper
Kaysville
Layton
Lehi
Logan
Magna
Midvale
Ogden
Orem

Pleasant Grove
Provo
Riverton
Roy
Saint George
Salt Lake City
Sandy
South Jordan
Spanish Fork
Springville
Tooele
Vernal
West Jordan

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