Workers' Compensation News
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Cop Convicted of Comp Fraud Must Repay Insurance Premiums as Restitution | 04/16/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a restitution order requiring a police officer to reimburse his employer for health insurance premiums it paid while he was on administrative leave because he was being investigated for workers’ compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: AB 1465 Would Increase Costs, Unlikely to Improve Access | 04/16/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 4 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute said its analysis of Assembly Bill 1465 found that the proposal to create a statewide medical provider network would essentially eliminate contractual discounts and result in employers paying an extra quarter of a billion dollars to providers e...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Reappoints Two Public Members to WCIRB Governing Committee | 04/16/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Wednesday reappointed two public members to the Governing Committee for the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes COVID Presumption for Frontline Employees | 04/16/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Lawmakers in Washington state approved a bill that would create a presumption that COVID-19 is an occupational condition for frontline employees. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Worker's Premises Liability Claim Against Non-Subscribing Employer | 04/16/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s premises liability claim against her non-subscribing employer based on her alleged injuries from a malfunctioning elevator. ...Read More | |||
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Children of Hotel's Live-In Housekeeper Get Benefits for Her Death | 04/16/2021 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to the children of a hotel’s live-in housekeeper who was shot and killed during an armed robbery. ...Read More | |||
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DWC to Resume In-Person Case Hearings Aug. 2 | 04/16/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation said it will resume in-person hearings Aug. 2. “The Texas Department of Insurance, Di...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to Ease Criteria for Cancer Presumption | 04/16/2021 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey enacted a law that eliminates some criteria that firefighters and peace officers must satisfy before state law presumes they contracted cancer through employment. ...Read More | |||
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Sheriff's Spokeswoman Charged With Comp Fraud | 04/16/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A spokeswoman for a South Florida sheriff’s department was arrested on charges of workers’ compensation fraud and official misconduct after allegedly lying about being injured during a fall at work, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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WCC Seeking Comments on Fee Schedule Update | 04/16/2021 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission is seeking comments about potential revisions to the current Medical Fee Schedule and ground rules. ...Read More | |||
