Workers' Compensation News
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Briefing Wraps Up in Dispute on Whether UR Doctor Can Be Sued for Malpractice | 11/21/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court last week wrapped up the briefing process for a dispute over whether an injured worker can hold a utilization review physician liable for malpractice. ...Read More | |||
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Bridge Painter Worked While Collecting Benefits, BWC Says | 11/21/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former Campbell resident who moved to Florida must pay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation $23,601 after receiving workplace injury benefits while employed and for using multiple aliases to cover his crime. ...Read More | |||
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Bay Area NBC Affiliate Report Focuses on Comp Fraud | 11/18/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Some doctors feel they’re being unfairly targeted and accused of workers’ compensation fraud, according to a ...Read More | |||
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BWC Secures Nine Fraud Convictions | 11/18/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s Special Investigations Department netted nine fraud convictions in October, including a Georgetown man who injured himself after taking his employer’s tractor without permission to a bar. ...Read More | |||
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Bureau Adopts Amended Utilization Review Rules After Hearing Comments | 11/15/2016 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: Regulatory | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An amended version of the Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation utilization review rules will take effect on Jan. 29, according to a notice in the state's Administrative Register. ...Read More | |||
| BWC Board to Meet on Friday | 11/15/2016 | ||
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| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 8 a.m. Friday, with the board’s committees meeting the day before. All meetings are in Room 3 on Level 2 of the William Green Building, 30 W. Spring St., Columbus. The Thursday...Read More | |||
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BBSI Q3 Net Income Pared by Settlement Expense | 11/14/2016 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Barrett Business Services Inc., a professional employer organization based in Vancouver, Washington, has reported net income of $10.2 million for the third quarter, a 7.2% decrease from net income of $11 million in the prior-year quarter. ...Read More | |||
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Business Council Hoping GOP Keeps State Senate Majority | 11/11/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| If Republicans hold on to a pair of closely contested New York State Senate seats, the GOP-led chamber will be in a position to push workers’ compensation reform, WBFO reports. ...Read More | |||
| BWC Employee Admits Giving Preferential Treatment to Her Mother | 11/10/2016 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation staff member appears to have given preferential treatment to her mother, the director of risk at a third-party administrator, a report says. O...Read More | |||
| BWC Website Going Offline for System Upgrade | 11/09/2016 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation website will be going offline Thursday for a system upgrade that should be completed by Tuesday. The bureau said all its systems and its website will become unavailable at 2:30 p.m. local time Thursday. The agency’s toll-free number mig...Read More | |||
