Workers' Compensation News
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VA Audit Finds Nearly 62% of Claims Files Lack Adequate Info
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07/03/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The federal Veteran's Health Administration did not adequately monitor 61.7% of the workers' compensation claims filed by its employees to ensure that workers receiving disability income benefits were still unable to return to their jobs, according to an audit by the VA's Inspector Gener...Read More
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VWC Releases Access Considerations for Redskins Training Camp
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07/11/2014
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State: VA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission has released considerations for visitors to its Richmond headquarters at 1000 DMV Drive in advance of the Washington Redskins' training camp, which begins July 24 in Richmond.Visitors to the commission during camp will be allowed ac...Read More
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Visalia Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegal Drug Distribution
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07/09/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A former Visalia, California, physician has pleaded guilty to causing the distribution and dispensing of narcotic painkillers and structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements, according to federal and county prosecutors.Terrill Eugene Brown, 51, agreed to forfeit $1...Read More
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Victoria School District Approves Third-Party Contract
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06/23/2014
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Victoria Independent School District awarded its contract for third-party administration of its workers’ compensation program to Tristar Risk Management at the district’s school board meeting on Thursday.The three-year contract with Tristar will save the district approxim...Read More
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Village Wins Grant to Study Possible Dissolution after 2 Big Claims
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06/23/2014
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Village of Prospect has received a $25,000 grant from the state for a study on how to cope with two workers’ compensation claims that will likely exceed $600,000 and sink the village financially, the Utica Observer-Dispatch reported.The rural village 100 mi...Read More
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Volunteer Was Within Scope of His Duties at Time of Car Crash
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05/12/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Boy Scouts of America volunteer who was injured in a car crash while returning home from a trip to document the completion of an Eagle Scout project was within the scope of his duties as a "registered volunteer" with the organization at the time of his accident, a Florida appellate court rule...Read More
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Virtual Credit Card Payments a Concerning Gray Area
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05/09/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg JonesWestern Bureau ChiefAn emerging trend of using virtual credit cards to pay lien awards or vendor bills has raised some concerns among California medical providers and attorneys, even though no law or re...Read More
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Village Finances Teetering After Second Workers' Comp Claim
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04/21/2014
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The mayor of the Village of Prospect, about 100 miles northwest of Albany, says a second major workers’ compensation payout to a volunteer firefighter may bankrupt the village, according to reports in the Utica Observer-Dispatch newspaper.Officials in Prospect,...Read More
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Voucher Could be Sole Factor for Payments from $120M Fund
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04/17/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefQualifying for the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit voucher may be the only factor to determine whether injured workers in California are eligible for payments from the $120 million...Read More
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