Workers' Compensation News
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Attorney Complicit in Comp Fraud Can't Represent Client's Estate
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04/26/2017
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio appellate court last week disqualified an attorney from representing the estate of a 37-year old worker in a wrongful death action because the attorney had helped the same worker defraud the state in a workers' comp claim.
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Advisory Committee to Discuss Rules for Medical Fees, EDI Implementation
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04/26/2017
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Idaho’s Advisory Committee on Workers’ Compensation will discuss rule-making related to medical fees and electronic reporting when it meets May 10 in Boise.
Members of the committee will hear updates on the Industrial Commission’s ongoing efforts to implement Electr...Read More
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Appropriations Committee Passes Anti-Fraud Measures
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04/26/2017
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation to require insurers to create anti-fraud units and to keep fraud-fighting efforts confidential.
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Apps Unveiled to Improve Health Care Worker Safety
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04/21/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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About 1 in 8 U.S. workers are employed in the health care sector, so it’s perhaps not surprising that a growing amount of attention is being paid to keeping health care workers safe.
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Administrator Pleads Guilty in Referral Scheme
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04/18/2017
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A man accused of working as an administrator for Southern California companies that were referring patients to providers in exchange for kickbacks agreed to plead guilty to a single conspiracy charge.
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Appeals Court Reverses Benefits for Prison Guard's Heart Attack
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04/17/2017
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other
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A Florida appellate court reversed an award of benefits under the heart-lung statute linked to a corrections officer's four-year-old heart attack after the employer presented evidence that the heart attack was not linked to work.
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Anti-Fraud Bill Headed to Subcommittee Hearing
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04/17/2017
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Senate bill that would target workers’ compensation fraud goes before the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 4 p.m. Tuesday, in the 110 Senate Office Building in Tallahassee.
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