Workers' Compensation News
| |
|
Pelahatchie Woman Indicted on Comp Fraud Charge
|
10/21/2014
|
|
|
|
State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
|
|
A Pelahatchie, Mississippi, resident turned herself in after an indictment for one count of workers’ compensation fraud, state Attorney General Jim Hood announced in a release.
Jacqueline Hill, aka Jacqueline Doty, is accused of making false statements to Union Standard Insurance Co...Read More
|
| |
| |
|
PTD Worker Could Challenge Amount of Carrier's Offset Despite Having Stipulated to It
|
10/17/2014
|
|
Source: WorkCompCentral
|
|
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
|
|
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a permanently and totally disabled worker could challenge the amount of the Social Security offset that his former employer's insurance carrier was taking from his benefits, in accordance with a stipulation between the parties, more than three years afte...Read More
|
| |
| |
|
Private Equity Firm Acquires Hukill Hazlett Harrington Brokerage
|
10/15/2014
|
|
|
|
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
|
|
AssuredPartners, a private equity firm that invests in insurance brokerages, has purchased the Cincinnati-based Hukill Hazlett Harrington Agency.
The acquisition will bring 19 new employees to the AssuredPartners subsidiary Assured Neace Lukens' Cincinnati office by 2015, ac...Read More
|
| |
| |
|
Psychologist Under Investigation for Billing Fraud
|
10/13/2014
|
|
|
|
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
|
|
The California Department of Consumer Affairs and Nevada County prosecutors are investigating a psychologist suspected of billing workers' compensation carriers for services that were never provided.
Representatives from the department and the prosecutor's office joined the Depart...Read More
|
| |
| |
|
Private Equity Firm Acquires York Risk Services for $1.3B
|
10/13/2014
|
|
|
|
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
|
|
Onex, a Canadian private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of the third-party administrator York Risk Services.
Onex purchased York for $1.325 billion, with a total equity investment of about $555 million, according to an Oct. 1 ...Read More
|
| |
| |
|
Pain Management Physician, Occ. Med. Specialist, Joins Colorado Clinic
|
10/09/2014
|
|
|
|
State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
|
|
Colorado Clinic has hired Dr. Jeffrey Kesten, a board-certified pain management physician.
The clinic said Kesten is "triple-board certified" and offers medical and interventional pain management services. He will see patients at the clinic's locations in Greeley, Loveland a...Read More
|
| |
| |
|
Partial Finger Amputation Leads to OSHA Inspection, $60,200 in Fines
|
10/09/2014
|
|
|
|
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
|
|
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $60,200 in fines against a cabinet and stair manufacturer after an employee lost part of two fingers in an accident in April.
The accident prompted the administration to inspect the Newington, Connecticut-based West Hartf...Read More
|
| |
| |
|
Payer Compliance Project Draws Varied Reactions
|
10/08/2014
|
|
|
|
State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
|
|
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board's effort to improve the state’s record in payer compliance by insurers and third-party administrators sparked disparate reactions from workers' comp professionals.
One is “surprised” that timely payments are a ...Read More
|
| |
| |
|
PEO KilaKila Hires HR Consultant
|
10/08/2014
|
|
|
|
State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
|
|
KilaKila Employer Services, a Maui-based professional employer organization, has named a new human resources consultant.
Natalie Sagon will fill the position, according to a Tuesday press release. Sagon&...Read More
|
| |
1500 Results
Page 149 of 150
