Workers' Compensation News
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Arena Football League Folds, Cites Substantial Liabilities | 12/02/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Less than a month after the Arena Football League announced it was suspending operations to figure out how to address financial issues, including a lawsuit demanding $2.4 million for workers’ compensation coverage, the AFL on Wednesday said it filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy and is shutting down...Read More | |||
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Actuarial Committee to Meet Dec. 5 | 11/27/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Actuarial Committee will discuss experience of large deductible policies, and medical severity trends during a Dec. 5 meeting in Oakland. ...Read More | |||
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Accused of Stalking, Worker Gets $26,000 in Settlement for Carpal Tunnel Injury | 11/27/2019 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former worker for Rock Island County, Illinois, once accused of accessing a co-worker's computer, will receive thousands of dollars in a settlement with the county, including almost $26,000 for a workers' compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
| Accused Agent Said His Wife Handled Policies That Were Never Placed | 11/25/2019 | ||
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Georgia insurance agent told a state investigator that he was aware that some workers' compensation and other insurance premiums paid to his agency had not made their way to carriers. ...Read More | |||
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Auditor: QME Shortage Delaying Claims; Some State Agencies Overpaying for Comp | 11/22/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A lack of available medical evaluators resulted in the automatic denial of claims some state workers filed, delaying benefits by an average of four months, according to a new report by California state Auditor Elaine Howle. ...Read More | |||
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Auditor's Proposed QME Fixes Might Not Be Enough, Observers Say | 11/21/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 4 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California auditor’s recommendations for addressing the problems caused by a shortage of qualified medical providers may not be enough to fix what some observers see as a medical-legal process that needs comprehensive reform. ...Read More | |||
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Auditor Finds DWC Failed to Adequately Administer QME Process | 11/20/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 5 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation has not done enough to attract and retain qualified medical evaluators; failed to continuously review the quality of medical-legal reports; and inappropriately used the reappointment process to discipline providers for alleged violations, Californi...Read More | |||
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Ametros Creates Advisory Council | 11/20/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Medicare set-aside administration firm Ametros created an advisory council that will monitor and analyze proposed changes to the Medicare Secondary Payer statute, workers’ compensation rules and health care regulations. ...Read More | |||
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Accused Labor Trafficker Accepts Plea Deal | 11/20/2019 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| On the day his trial was set to begin, a labor broker accused of workers' compensation fraud, payroll fraud and labor trafficking pleaded guilty. ...Read More | |||
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Accused Labor Trafficker's Trial Starts Today | 11/19/2019 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A man accused of running an extensive labor-trafficking operation and exploiting immigrant workers went on trial Monday in a case that has gained national attention. ...Read More | |||
