Classified 8/21/08 Aug 22, 2008
Pontiac Daily Leader - Breaking News. Friday, August 22, 2008. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Freedom HR Solutions Inc. changes hands Aug 22, 2008
Freedom HR Solutions provides small and medium-sized businesses with payroll and human resource services, workers compensation and health related coverages. It book of business includes a wide range of industry groups, Mishler said. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
WSI was only following the law Aug 22, 2008
Guess what wrote on Aug 21, 2008 3:26 PM:" To Hey Injured Workers Wife Even if WSI were to pay the right amount it would still be below their maximum allowed amount. Nice try with your half information. Maybe if you are so up on the laws you can tell me who sponsored Bill No. 1171, or should I say requested the law. Then do you think that the other state programs will be seeing the effects of this law soon? Give us your input on this if you are so up on everything. Oh and by the way, I am not... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Sick-leave opponent says mandate could cost $1.2B, 75K jobs Aug 21, 2008
Sick-leave opponent says mandate could cost $1. 2B, 75K jobs - Dayton Business Journal. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Labor contract violating law Aug 21, 2008
The law also protects farmers who hire licensed contractors by relieving them of liability for unpaid wages and workers compensation claims. In addition to the 250 annual licensing fee, the law requires farm labor contractors to obtain a bond for at least 10,000 depending on crew size to ensure payment of workers and have proof of workers compensation coverage for crews and insurance for vehicles used to transport crews. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Council OKs increase in taxi fares Aug 21, 2008
Watertown Daily Times Online - News. By Adam Tobias of the Daily Times staff Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:28 PM CDT. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
City controller questioned by FBI about LA city attorney Aug 20, 2008
LOS ANGELES City Controller Laura Chick said Tuesday she had been questioned by the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office about her audit of the workers compensation unit supervised by City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo ... Delgadillo recently sued Chick after she tried to audit his workers compensation unit. (San Diego Union Tribune)
Criminal probe begun of L.A. city attorney Aug 20, 2008
Lance Williams,Susan Sward, Chronicle Staff Writers. Tuesday, August 19, 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
States push laws to require paid sick days Aug 20, 2008
Anchorage Daily News. The bears are awake and showing up around town. (Anchorage Daily News)
Tannery president kept funds, cops say Aug 20, 2008
Police say he pocketed workers' comp payments collected from employees. By , Business writer First published: Tuesday, August 19, 2008. (Albany Times Union)
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. buys Wm. W. George Aug 20, 2008
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. buys Wm. W. George - St. Louis Business Journal. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Gevity Announces 31st Consecutive Quarterly Dividend Aug 20, 2008
Source: Gevity HR, Inc.. Aug. 20, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gevity (NasdaqGS: - ), which serves as the full-service human resources department for small and mid-sized businesses, announced today that its board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0. (Primezone Releases)
Source: Probe into LA city attorney includes review of wife Aug 20, 2008
"This is a hatchet job."Also on Tuesday, city Controller Laura Chick told The Associated Press that she had been questioned by the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office about her audit of the workers compensation unit supervised by Rocky Delgadillo ... "They weren't asking me a lot of questions. It was a general, get-acquainted meeting."Rocky Delgadillo recently sued Chick after she tried to audit his workers compensation unit. (Fresno Bee -- State)
JHX - Q1 FY09 Results Aug 20, 2008
au - The Sydney Morning Herald. News Store allows you to search Fairfax publications and ASX company announcements from 1990 to today. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Taxi fare increase is on agenda Aug 19, 2008
Watertown Daily Times Online - News. Monday, August 18, 2008 1:02 PM CDT. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Lake Worth faces police change Aug 18, 2008
The city has generated money this year by saving $1 million on a new workers compensation provider, he said, and by installing parking meters. But Jennings doesn't know if the city has anything left to cut. (The Palm Beach Post)
Hedging bet on workers' comp Aug 17, 2008
Firm that administers self-insured trusts to broaden business lines. By Deputy business editor First published: Saturday, August 16, 2008. (Albany Times Union)
Thousands pay respects to comedy king Bernie Mac Aug 17, 2008
Secondary Navigation. By DANIEL J. YOVICH, Associated Press Writer Sun Aug 17, 2:49 AM ET. (Yahoo News)
Palin owes public an explanation Aug 17, 2008
Monegan explanation wrote on Aug 16, 2008 12:28 PM:" I want to know why Monegan is not being investigated for allowing Wooten to continue a fraudulant workers compensation claim. Monegan admitted the video of Wooten riding snowmachines showed enough evidence to suspect a fraudulant workers comp claim, but did absolutely nothing about the issue. Regardless of what happens to Palin, we need to demand an investigation into this matter. Unfortunately, we're being blinded by this single issue and... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
George Forbes testifies before Ohio Supreme Court disciplinary panel Aug 16, 2008
UPDATED: 03 :23 a.m. EDT, August 16, 2008. Breaking News from The Plain Dealer. (Cleveland.com)
State proposes workers' comp rate increase Aug 16, 2008
But even if companies don't raise their rates immediately, the proposed increase is a signal that the days of plummeting workers comp' costs are probably over. "I'm not sure rate increases are really going to happen on January - I'm thinking more like July," said Scott Hauge, a broker with Cal Insurance in San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Closing workers' compensation hearing sites a disservice to taxpayers Aug 16, 2008
First published: Sunday, August 17, 2008. I am an attorney who represents injured workers in workers' compensation proceedings in the Capital Region and I am writing to protest the state Workers' Compensation Board decision to close numerous hearing locations in upstate New York. (Albany Times Union)
Workers' compensation legislation has critics Aug 16, 2008
Self-insured trusts can be liable for failures of unrelated trusts. By , Deputy business editor First published: Friday, August 15, 2008. (Albany Times Union)
Half of NY's manufacturers optimistic conditions will improve in next 6 months Aug 16, 2008
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Wal-Mart Stores Q2 net rises 17 pc Aug 15, 2008
International Business. NEW YORK: Wal-Mart Stores said on Thursday second quarter profit rose 17 per cent and raised its full-year forecast as the worlds largest retailer benefits from low prices that are attracting financially squeezed shoppers in a challenging economy and its campaign to cut costs. (India Times)
Homeowner's woeseased by legal agency Aug 15, 2008
Front page news - newsjournalonline. FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2008. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Rating bureau proposes 16% increase in worker's comp rates Aug 15, 2008
The , an industry-supported advisory group, plans to recommend a 16 percent rate increase for new and renewing workers compensation policies effective Jan. 1, the group said late Wednesday ... 7 percent increase would also affect the unexpired portion of workers compensation policies for the remainder of 2008 ... Increased disability payments are being considered by the state Division of Workers Compensation, but controversy is swirling around a proposal to permanently boost the amount that... (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Workers' Comp Award in Asbestos Case Reduced to Account for Cigarette Usage Aug 14, 2008
Top Stories From Law. The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that a laborer's lung damage from smoking can be segregated from respiratory problems caused by asbestos work, and his workers' compensation award reduced by the portion of his ailment caused by cigarettes. (Law.com)
Fowler White to split off insurance defense practice Aug 14, 2008
That will include the medical malpractice and workers compensation business. Altogether, that accounts for roughly 40 attorneys. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Hicks faced tough road to ISU Aug 14, 2008
Looking for news on the Capitol City basketball league. We've got complete coverage, including and. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Ford begins production of new Fiesta in Germany Aug 14, 2008
Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it has begun production of its new subcompact Fiesta at a plant in Germany. The vehicle is the first product to come out of Ford's new global development process, which aims to produce global models that are tailored to regional tastes but have the same underpinnings. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
TUC turns NDC Away From Congress Aug 14, 2008
He gave the assurance that the CPP would redesign the system of Social welfare so that social security, pension, unemployment compensation, workers compensation for injury and death benefits become available to the Ghanaian worker. "We will protect the rights of workers in the workplace just as we make sure that those who risk their capital in Ghana get a just reward for their investments, " he observed. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Wal-Mart's Q2 profit rises 17% Aug 14, 2008
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Video | Latest news Aug 13, 2008
51 in workers compensation payments he had received after the accident. Whether West Palm Beach police officials knew about Zangara's then-ongoing litigation when he was hired in August 2004 wasn't clear Tuesday evening. (The Palm Beach Post)
Fenced hunting measure fails to meet signature requirement Aug 12, 2008
Jaeger is still reviewing three other initiative petitions on income taxes, smoking and workers compensation. Associated Press. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Business of local resident barred from public work Aug 12, 2008
Last week, a Peabody painting company owned by an Ipswich resident pleaded guilty in Peabody District Court to the charge of failing to obtain a workers compensation policy and was also found to have committed a number of other violations ... And, the company had failed to obtain a workers compensation insurance policy for calendar year 2005. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
State Legislators Plan Investigation Of DCF Aug 12, 2008
Milstein also said the latest state comptroller's figures show that it costs more than $860,000 per child each year for care at Riverview, while the cost of workers compensation for hospital workers' injuries exceeds $2 million a year. "We're just not seeing the kind of results that can justify $860,000 per child per year," Meyer said. (FOX61, CT)
Report: Rate Of Restraints On Rise At Riverview Aug 11, 2008
The rate of restraint use at the state's psychiatric hospital for children has nearly doubled in the past 18 months, despite pledges that the potentially dangerous procedure would be curtailed. A new report from the state child advocate's office also shows that the annual cost of caring for each child at Riverview Hospital in has continued to skyrocket reaching $860,000 a year and that staff members continue to get injured at a high rate. (FOX61, CT)
MPs to serve time behind the counter Aug 11, 2008
Federal Liberal frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull will work in a Rose Bay Pharmacy, in Sydney's east, tomorrow, while NSW minister Linda Burney will spend time at Workers Compensation Risk Management at Hurlstone Park. "It's an opportunity for small business owners to get their local MPs on their own turf where they feel comfortable and are able to show what it's like to run the business and what pressures they are under," Chamber spokesman Chris Taylor told AAP.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Productivity Growth Slowed in Spring Aug 10, 2008
Labor Department says growth in productivity, compensation slowed in spring. By JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON August 8, 2008 (AP) The Associated Press FONT SIZE. (ABC News -- Wire)
Animals become victims of tough times Aug 10, 2008
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She leads N.C. lawyers toward new image Aug 10, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008. Tar Heel of the Week: Published: Aug 10, 2008 12:30 AM Modified: Aug 10, 2008 01:06 AM. (News & Observer)
Employee health the latest business investment strategy Aug 9, 2008
Jarman approximates that for every dollar a business spends on an effective workplace health program, it reaps $6 of savings in the form of increased employee productivity and reduced absenteeism, workers compensation claims and staff turnover ... Corporate Bodies International says effective workplace health programs can have a positive effect on: job satisfaction and performance absenteeism recruitment and retention company image workers compensation claims. (Inside Retailing)
Worker productivityslowed in spring Aug 9, 2008
Worker productivity growth slowed in spring - Stocks & economy- msnbc. Join the Nike+ Human Race 10K.. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Amodeo denies late payroll tax payment was a fraud Aug 9, 2008
Presidion hit more troubles in 2005 when not only were its payroll tax payments behind but the company faced cancellation of its workers compensation policy, according to the report ... Amodeo stated it was clear that if all obligations were to be met that the workers compensation had to be paid immediately ... The idea was not to pay the payroll taxes until workers compensation was stabilized and also to prevent certain creditors and stakeholders from shutting down the business. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Specialty Underwriters' Alliance, Inc. Reports Results for Second Quarter 2008 Aug 8, 2008
CHICAGO, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Specialty Underwriters' Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Highlights -- Net income for the second quarter of 2008 was $2. (PR Newswire)
Employers Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Earnings Aug 8, 2008
(PRNewsFoto/EMPLOYERS) RENO, NV UNITED STATES. Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Employers Holdings, Inc. ("EHI" or the "Company") (NYSE: ) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. (PR Newswire)
Injuries hurt region's workforce Aug 8, 2008
MANAGERS Needed for auto repair shops in the surrounding Downriv. Must have drivers license, GED or diploma. (The News-Herald)
Recession Risks Make it More Important than Ever to Plan for Disability Aug 8, 2008
Examples might include employer sick leave, disability insurance, Social Security Disability and workers compensation. Educate yourself on the benefits and qualification requirements. (Pekin Times, IL)
Civil rights probe starts at Johnstown area site Aug 8, 2008
By JAMES ODATO, Capitol bureau Last updated: 11:22 p.m., Thursday, August 7, 2008. ALBANY - Two years after the death of a 15-year-old boy at a youth detention center in Fulton County, the U.S. Department of Justice has begun a civil rights investigation. (Albany Times Union)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 7, 2008 Aug 8, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. The governor needs to knock some heads. (North County Times)
Bandon council races contested Aug 8, 2008
By , Staff Writer Friday, August 08, 2008. Bandon s city elections may get a bit spicy leading up to the November election. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
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The World Link: Bandon council races contested. Bandon council races contested. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Former WSI director hearing set Aug 8, 2008
LOADING Aug 08, 2008 - 04:06:47 CDT North Dakota's former workers compensation director is to be arraigned later this month on charges that he misspent more than 18,000 in agency funds. Sandy Blunt is accused of two felonies. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Worker productivity is less than expected, but costs are tame Aug 8, 2008
Get information on education programs that could help you increase your earning power. By Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON The efficiency of America's workers grew at a slightly slower pace in the spring as companies sought to produce more with leaner workforces. (USA Today -- Money)
Firm pleads guilty to labor violations Aug 7, 2008
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
HealthSouth Reports Strong Results for Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2008 Aug 6, 2008
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities of $67. 0 Million for First Six Months of 2008 Guidance Increased for 2008 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (PR Newswire)
Live Oak Man Convicted Of Killing Attorney Aug 6, 2008
Bloombecker was representing MacIntyre in a workers compensation case. Sentencing for MacIntyre is scheduled for Sept. 17. (KSBW 8, CA)
Profits drop at Kaiser, despite operating revenue gain Aug 6, 2008
At the time, a reduction in reserves for professional liability and workers compensation contributed to that quarter's results. Kaiser pointed to volatility in the markets as a reason for the losses. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Catoosa expands home delivery of meals program Aug 6, 2008
Approve applying for the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia group self insured Workers Compensation safety discount verification which will give the county a savings of $22,000, according to Catoosa County Chief Financial Officer Carl Henson. Approve Association of County Commissioners of Georgia group self-insured Workers Compensation 2007 audit invoice adjusting an increase in premium by $8,537 allowing for additional road and fire department employees. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Four voter-initiated ballot measures turned in ahead of deadline Aug 6, 2008
North Dakota's fall lineup of ballot initiatives may include proposals to discourage smoking, cut income taxes, ban fenced hunting and revamp the administration of North Dakota's workers compensation agency. Supporters of the workers compensation and hunting measures turned in their petitions Tuesday, hours before a midnight deadline arrived. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
A $700,000 house (happily) divided Aug 6, 2008
From Tuesday's Globe and Mail. August 5, 2008 at 9:54 AM EDT. (Globe and Mail)
NYMAGIC, INC. Reports 2008 Second Quarter Results Aug 5, 2008
NEW YORK, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NYMAGIC, INC. (NYSE: ) reported today the results of consolidated operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. The Company reported net losses of $4. (PR Newswire)
Businesses challenge Ohio on worker's comp Aug 5, 2008
Associated Press - August 5, 2008 8:25 AM ET. CLEVELAND (AP) - Ohio businesses go to court in Cleveland this morning in hopes of changing the way the state sets the rates employers pay for workers' compensation insurance. (FOX19.com, OH)
Tas MP recovering after incident: sister Aug 5, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. August 5, 2008 - 10:35PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
