Workers' Compensation News
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Business Owner Accused of $236,515 Premium Fraud Scheme | 04/10/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office charged a contractor with fraud for allegedly underreporting payroll to reduce his workers’ compensation premiums by $236,515. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Require PTSD Coverage for First Responders, Allow Use of Ecstasy | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ compensation could buy ecstasy for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the use of the drug before the end of 2025, under a bill moving through the Arizona Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Propose Penalty for Unreasonable Denial, Presumption of Compensability After 90 Days | 03/27/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Louisiana lawmakers have introduced bills that would presume that claims are compensable if they haven’t been denied within three months, and to allow employers to seek penalties and attorney fees when they have to recover health care payments after a work comp claim is unreasonably denied....Read More | |||
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Bill Would Prohibit Raising Causation as Defense for First Time in Treatment Dispute Appeal | 03/26/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Louisiana employers would not be allowed to challenge causation or compensability for the first time during the appeal of a treatment dispute determination, under a bill introduced Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Board Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Claim as Time-Barred | 03/22/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim as time-barred. Case: Alle...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Mandate 10 Days of Paid Time Off for Workers With COVID Symptoms | 03/13/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would require employers to ensure that some workers who test positive for COVID-19 are excluded from the workplace for at least 10 days under the threat of civil fines for safety violations. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Revise Criteria to Serve on WCC | 03/01/2024 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Legislation that would revise the criteria for serving on the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission is moving through the state Senate. ...Read More | |||
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Business Owner Arrested on Quarter-Million Premium Fraud Charge | 02/29/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Authorities in Florida said the owner of American Iron Group Corp. was arrested Wednesday on felony charges for allegedly concealing his true payroll to reduce his workers’ compensation premiums by more than $250,000. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Allow Electronic Signature on C&R | 02/28/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured workers and their beneficiaries in California would be able to electronically sign settlement agreements, under a bill introduced this month. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Announces 7% Rate Cut for Private Employers | 02/26/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Friday announced that its board of directors approved a 7% rate reduction for private employers, effective July 1. ...Read More | |||
