Workers' Compensation News
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Business Owner Pleads Guilty in Premium Fraud Case | 04/05/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a Southern California gardening company pleaded guilty to misrepresenting the number of people he employers to reduce his workers’ compensation premiums, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Give Workers Unlimited Choice of Treating Provider | 04/02/2021 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured workers in Colorado would be able to select any doctor certified to treat in the state’s workers’ compensation system, under a recently introduced bill. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Committees Meet Thursday, Board of Directors Meets Friday | 03/16/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The board of directors for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will meet Friday to review reports from committees that are meeting on Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Announces Convictions of Pill Mill Doctor, Uninsured Business Owners | 03/16/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced convictions of a doctor accused of operating a pill mill and business owners accused of operating without insurance or presenting phony certificates of insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Revise State Fund Investment Rules | 03/12/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund would have more discretion with its investment portfolio, under recent amendments to a bill in the state Senate. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Reduce Time to Accept Claim, Increase Medical Liability to $17,000 | 03/12/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California employers would have to make decisions on whether to accept workers’ compensation claims more quickly under a recently amended bill, and injured workers would be able to receive more medical treatment while they wait. ...Read More | |||
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Builders Insurance Group Names Todd Campbell President, CEO | 03/12/2021 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Builders Insurance Group announced the appointment of Todd M. Campbell to the position of president and chief executive officer, effective April 5. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Propose Study of Guidelines, Telehealth Evaluations and First Responder Benefits | 03/09/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Texas lawmakers on Monday introduced bills that would allow first responders declared permanently and totally disabled under federal criteria to receive lifetime indemnity benefits, allow telehealth evaluations for impairment and maximum improvement, and call for a study of treatment guidelines....Read More | |||
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Bill Would Legalize Medical Marijuana, Allow Workers Who Test Positive to Keep Benefits | 03/08/2021 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kansas is one of six states where marijuana remains fully illegal, but that could change under a bill that was introduced Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Board Errs in Finding Worker's Repetitive Stress Injury Claim Untimely | 03/04/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s claim for repetitive stress injuries was not time-barred. Case: Ch...Read More | |||
