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Former House Speaker Madigan Indicted for Alleged Corruption 03/04/2022
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A federal grand jury indicted former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Michael Madigan on corruption charges for allegedly using his office to solicit and receive personal financial rewards for himself and his associates. ...Read More
 
 

FourStone Partners Buys Cordant Health's Comp Division 02/23/2022
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
FourStone Partners announced the acquisition of Cordant Health Solutions’ workers’ compensation division. FourStone said that with the ...Read More
 
 

Flight Attendant's Chemical Exposure Injuries From Work Uniform Compensable 02/22/2022
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court upheld a finding of compensability for a flight attendant’s chemical exposure injuries caused by her work uniform. ...Read More
 
 

Functional Impairment Ratings Must Be Based on Comprehensive View of Evidence 02/16/2022
State: KS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s functional impairment rating cannot be exclusively based on the sixth edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, but must be based on a comprehensive view of competent medical evidence...Read More
 
 

Fee Schedule Update Moves Up for Senate Vote 02/10/2022
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Florida Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would approve fee schedule updates, setting the measure up for a vote by the full upper chamber. ...Read More
 
 

Feds Double Estimated Losses in Vital Imaging Scheme, Seek $27.9M in Restitution 01/28/2022
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The U.S. Attorney’s Office upped its estimate of losses to nearly $28 million in what it already characterized as “the largest workers’ compensation fraud scheme in the history of Southern California” when it calculated losses of $14.1 million. ...Read More
 
 

Flight Attendant Gets Benefits for Allergic Reaction to Work Uniform 01/28/2022
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a flight attendant for her respiratory ailments caused by an allergic reaction to her work uniform. ...Read More
 
 

Fatal Injuries Down in Latest Report 12/21/2021
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
There were 469 fatal occupational injuries in Texas in 2020, down 23% compared to the 608 occupational deaths in 2019, according to the latest Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries published by the Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More
 
 
Fewer Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2020; Latino Deaths Climb 12/20/2021
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
There were 4,764 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2020, a 10.7% decrease from 5,333 in 2019 and the lowest annual number since 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed Thursday in its annual report on workplace deaths. ...Read More
 
 

Farm Labor Contractor Accused of Premium Fraud 12/13/2021
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Department of Insurance announced that a farm labor contractor in Stockton was arraigned on 15 felony counts of insurance fraud, grand theft and tax evasion. ...Read More
 
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