Workers' Compensation News
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AmTrust Responds to WSJ Report, Beefs Up Financial Management | 04/12/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| AmTrust Financial Services on Tuesday responded to an article in the Wall Street Journal, saying it is not aware of an alleged Federal Bureau of Investigation probe in 2014 that looked into the company’s accounting practices in response to complaints made by short sellers. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee to Hear Bill Making Several Modifications to Comp Law | 04/12/2017 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill modifying several provisions of Florida's workers' compensation law is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Amendment Proposed for Wage Loss Compensation Rule | 04/12/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Industrial Commission and state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing May 12 on a proposed amendment to Rule 4125-1-01, Wage Loss Compensati...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Would Create Fraud Unit Within DWC | 04/11/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers next week will consider a proposal to create a new unit within the Division of Workers’ Compensation to research fraud and serve as a clearinghouse for data about fraud-fighting activities. ...Read More | |||
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Administrative Judges Define 'Conviction' for Purpose of Suspending Providers | 04/10/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| If a defendant has pleaded guilty to a crime but has not yet been sentenced, is that a conviction? ...Read More | |||
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ATB Distributes Items to Homeless as Part of Firm-Wide Outreach Initiative | 04/10/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As part of a charity initiative launched by the firm's founder, members of the Sacramento outpost of Adelson, Testan, Brundo, Novell & Jimenez spent the last Friday in March distributing supplies to homeless individuals living near the Sacramento River. ...Read More | |||
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AAOS Ad Campaign Takes Aim at Opioids | 04/10/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has launched a public-service announcement campaign that urges doctors and patients to exercise caution when prescribing and taking opioids. ...Read More | |||
| Amended Bill Would Cover Mental Injuries for All Workers, Not Just First Responders | 04/10/2017 | ||
| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The House Commerce and Economic Development Committee has approved a bill that makes mental health disorders sustained on the job compensable for all workers. Gov. Phil Scott had asked the panel to narrow the bill’s scope to make only first responders eligible for workers’ com...Read More | |||
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Aon Risk Maps Detail Threat of Terrorism | 04/07/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A 14% worldwide increase in terrorist attacks last year and populist nationalism are creating an increasingly volatile operating environment for international business, according to a new report from Aon. ...Read More | |||
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Agent Charged With Selling Fake Coverage and Pocketing the Premium | 04/06/2017 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Investigators have charged Metter insurance agent Thelga Mahalia Nelson, 52, with four counts of felony workers’ compensation insurance fraud. ...Read More | |||
