Workers' Compensation News
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BWC: $15 Million in Grants Available for Safety Projects | 12/18/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Friday announced that $15 million is available in grant funds for the research and development of personal protective equipment and protective technology to improve workplace safety. ...Read More | |||
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Board Must Reconsider Benefits Entitlement for Worker Traumatized by Death Threats | 12/11/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ordered the Workers’ Compensation Board to revisit a transit worker’s entitlement to benefits for post-traumatic stress following a confrontation with an emotionally disturbed person who threatened to kill her. ...Read More | |||
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Blood Test Result Sinks Injured Worker's Claim | 11/16/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker because of his blood alcohol test result after he fell from a lift, despite the absence of any evidence that he was impaired. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Higher Payments for Doctors | 11/09/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida lawmakers introduced legislation for the 2024 session that would increase payments to doctors for treating injured workers and giving depositions. ...Read More | |||
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Business Owner Owes SCIF $176,297 After Pleading Guilty to Fraud | 10/26/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced that the owner of a California construction company who pleaded guilty to charges relating to underreporting payroll was ordered to pay $176,297 in restitution to State Compensation Insurance Fund. ...Read More | |||
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BWC: Jeweler Pays $42,000 in Restitution for Double Dipping | 10/24/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Monday announced that a man convicted of working while receiving benefits paid $42,000 in restitution to the agency. ...Read More | |||
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BWC: Formulary, Inpatient Reimbursement Rules Await Review | 10/20/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is finalizing rules that would modify payments for hospital inpatient services and its prescription drug formulary. ...Read More | |||
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Battery Plant Fined $270,000 for Safety Violations | 10/18/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued $270,000 in fines for workplace safety violations in an Ohio battery manufacturing facility operating under a joint partnership between General Motors and LG Energy Solution. ...Read More | |||
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Business Officials Accused of Wage Theft, Comp Fraud | 10/11/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance said an Orange County business owner and office manager were charged with multiple felonies for their alleged role in an insurance fraud scheme that exposed workers to risks and denied them wages. ...Read More | |||
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Bureau: New Rate-Filing Rules Not Applicable to Comp | 10/02/2023 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau said a recently enacted bill addressing rate-filing rules does not apply to work comp carriers. Gov. John C...Read More | |||
