Workers' Compensation News
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Former State Insurance Regulator Hired as Lobbyist
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10/31/2013
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Former Florida Deputy Chief Financial Officer Ashley Mayer has become a lobbyist for Capital City Consulting, which was recently named the state's number two lobbying firm by Sunshine State News.The political blog SaintPetersBlog reported that Mayer, who headed legislative affairs, F...Read More
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Floyd, Skeren & Kelly Shuffles Attorneys in Riverside, Long Beach
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10/28/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The workers' compensation defense firm of Floyd, Skeren & Kelly on Friday announced that it is expanding its Long Beach office.Senior firm partner John Langevin is transferring from the firm's Riverside office to the Long Beach location. According to a pr...Read More
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Former Mayor Charged with Comp Fraud
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10/28/2013
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The former mayor of Springfield, Fla., has been arrested on a felony charge of workers' compensation fraud based on allegations he allowed an employee of his construction company to continue working in violation of a stop-work order issued by the state Department of Financial Services....Read More
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Fashion Retailer Cited for Workplace Safety Violations
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10/28/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Manhattan fashion retailer Rebecca Minkoff LLC with willful and serious violations of workplace safety standards at its corporate office and showroom in Manhattan.The company, which makes handbags, accessories and women'...Read More
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Folsom Correctional Officer Charged with Defrauding State Fund
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10/25/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A correctional officer at Folsom State Prison was arraigned Wednesday on four felony charges of insurance fraud for allegedly collecting workers’ compensation benefits from the California State Compensation Insurance Fund while also playing in competitive softball tournaments, according to a r...Read More
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Fla. Chief Judge Extols Video Conferencing; Some Not so Sure
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10/25/2013
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Video conferencing is a flexible tool that saves time and money, yet many judges and attorneys are reluctant to take advantage of the technology, even as budget-trimming states are closing hearing offices, says Deputy Chief Judge David Langham of the Florida Office of Judges of Compensation Claims....Read More
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Federal Worker Charged with Theft of $164,000 in Benefits
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10/21/2013
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal grand jury last week indicted a Pennsylvania federal worker with collecting more than $164,000 in workers' compensation benefits after recovering from a job-related injury.U.S. Attorney Zane Memeger said Barbara Stanley, 60, of Nottingham, Pa., was indicted last Tuesday on ...Read More
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Family, Friends Mourn Death of Attorney Richard Geiger
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10/17/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Friends and family mourned the death of attorney and lobbyist Richard "Dick" Geiger on Wednesday, who spent much of his career representing insurance companies and insurance trade associations. Geiger, an attorney with the Thompson Coe law firm, passed away this week. Although Geiger had...Read More
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Firefighter Not Entitled to Causation Presumption for Lung Problems
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10/16/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MO | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A firefighter who was allegedly disabled by his asthma and obstructive airway disease was not entitled to benefit from a statutory presumption that his condition was work-related, the Court of Appeals ruled.Case: Beckemeyer v. The Firemen's Retirement System of S...Read More
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Feds Investigating Ties between Mingo Bank and Staffing Companies
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10/16/2013
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State: WV | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The FBI is investigating whether officials at the Bank of Mingo in Williamson, W.Va., helped four coal mine staffing firms in a scheme to bribe a field auditor for BrickStreet Insurance Co. and lower workers' compensation premiums, the Charleston Gazette reported.The newspaper report...Read More
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