News Digest 10/31/2006
Grand Jury Issues Subpoena’s in Probe of ‘Chief’s Disease’ The Sacramento County grand jury issues subpoenas as part of a criminal investigation into workplace injury claims at the California Highway …
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Injured Workers To Protest Nurse’s Workplace Violence Hearing
The Auburn courthouse in Placer County will be the site of a protest by injured workers on Monday, Sept. 11, 2006 in connection with a workplace violence hearing involving nurse Barb Clark. Clark, a spinal surgery patient, was served earlier this summer with eight workplace violence restraining orders as she entered the California Fraud Assessment …
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News Digest 7/18/2006
Oregon High Court Rejects Challenge to Comp System The Oregon Supreme Court unanimously rejects a challenge to the state workers’ compensation system as the only legal recourse when a workplace …
New Chubb Handbook Focuses on Slip and Falls at Community Banks
Insurer Chubb’s new handbook, “Preventing Slip-and-Fall Accidents: A Guide for Community Banks,” is designed to help community banks evaluate and manage their loss prevention programs for slip-and-fall hazards. The handbook reviews the various workplace sites, both indoors and outdoors, where slip-and-fall accidents are most likely to occur, provides information on how to conduct a hazard …
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News Digest 6/26/2006
Workplace Violence Predictable, Preventable: Experts A panel of experts at a seminar sponsored by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training’s Workers’ Compensation Education Unit, which included private employers …