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Alaska House Approves Updated Workers’ Comp Fee Schedules

The Alaska State House of Representatives has passed legislation to modernize the state’s workers’ compensation procedural fee schedules. House Labor & Commerce Committee Chair Rep. Kurt Olson, R-Kenai, sponsored the bill, HB 13, which replaces outdated the 2004 fee schedule …

Michigan Governor Signs Bill to Halt Strict Ergonomics Rules

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill to prevent state-level administrative rules mandating workplace ergonomics in Michigan. Ergonomics aims to limit injuries caused by lifting, repetitive motion and awkward work positions. The previous administration of Gov. Jennifer Granholm worked …

Kentucky Chemical Plant Fire Takes Life

A second person has died after an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Louisville’s Rubbertown area. Deputy Jefferson County Coroner Robert Fraction confirmed that 56-year-old Jorge Medina of Louisville is dead after Monday’s blast. Jody Meiman, assistant chief …

Two Supreme Court Rulings Make It Easier to Sue Businesses

The Supreme Court made it easier to haul businesses into court, ruling that investors can sue them for purposefully withholding damaging information about a product and that employees can sue them for retaliation without having to make a written complaint. …

Suit: Failing Missouri Schools Should Pay for Transfers

Missouri lawmakers are trying to prevent an influx of students transferring out of failing schools after the state Supreme Court partially sided with a group of St. Louis parents suing to force unaccredited districts to pick up the tab to …

Fire Burns Motel in Algonac, Michigan

A fire has burned a two-story motel located in Algonac, Mich. The Times Herald of Port Huron says there were no injuries from the blaze that was reported about 10 p.m. on Mar. 21 at the Rivers Edge Motel. Firefighters …

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson File Lawsuit Against Former Insurance Broker

Actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have filed a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages from their former insurance broker. According to celebrity gossip Web site TMZ, which discovered the lawsuit, Hanks and Wilson previously worked with the J.B. Goldman …

Service King Acquires Alamo Body and Paint Locations in San Antonio

Service King Collision Repair Centers, a Texas-based operator of collision repair facilities, is acquiring Alamo Body and Paint, a collision repair service provider in San Antonio. The transaction is expected to be completed by May 1, 2011. With the addition …

ISO Releases Latest Version of NetMap Claims Software

ISO recently released revised NetMap for Claims and NetMap for ClaimSearch version 5.0 software. The software uses visual link-analysis technology to help industry personnel fight fraud in insurance claims. These products analyze an insurer’s internal claims data, data from the …

Thousands Cited in El Paso for Cell Phones, Driving

Thousands of talkers have been ticketed in El Paso, Texas, since the city’s ban on using hand-held cell phones while driving took effect last spring. The El Paso Times reported that more than 6,400 tickets have been issued since enforcement …