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Doctor Challenges Jury Instructions in Appeal of Fraud Conviction
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09/21/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 874 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read
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A doctor serving a 10-year prison sentence says the federal jury in Southern California that convicted him of 39 counts of fraud wasn’t properly instructed on how to interpret the law prohibiting kickbacks.
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Governor Signs OSIP Data Reporting, CalOSHA Record-Keeping Bill
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09/21/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 324 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read
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California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a bill allowing the publication of some information related to the cost of public self-insured programs and clarifying the time frame during which employers can be penalized for failing to abide workplace safety record-keeping requirements
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Waste Hauler Fined $46K After Worker Fatality
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09/21/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 329 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read
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After Bay Area garbage hauler was run over by his own truck, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited his employer for failing to ensure that the truck’s safety restraint was in good working order, and for failing to ensure that that it wasn’t used by workers dr...Read More
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Columnist: WCAB Move Fits Pattern of Rewarding Friends With Patronage
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09/21/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 669 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read
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California Gov. Jerry Brown’s decision to appoint a high school classmate to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board fits with a pattern of rewarding friends with political appointments since the start of his third term in 2011, according to ...Read More
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Paradigm Deal Illustrates Interest in Catastrophic Care
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09/21/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 262 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 97 min read
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Paradigm Outcomes, a provider of medical management for catastrophically injured workers, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by OMERS Private Equity, the companies announced Thursday.
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Low Pay, More Vacancies for WC Judge Positions
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09/21/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 450 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 28 min read
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Last year, the Texas Legislature changed the title of workers’ compensation hearing officers to administrative law judges. That may have been an attempt to give the judges the honorific they deserve and smooth over some simmering frustrations, attorneys say.
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Worker Can't Renew Opposition to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
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09/21/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 102 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read
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A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker was not entitled to renew his opposition to a motion for summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on a recent ruling from a different department.
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Jeff Borkowski Named CEO at ClearPath Mutual
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09/21/2018
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read
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The board of directors of ClearPath Mutual Insurance Co. has appointed Jeff Borkowski as the company’s chief executive officer.
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