Workers' Compensation News
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Bernadett Sentenced to 15 Months for Role in Spinal Kickback Scheme | 01/21/2020 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A doctor and former owner of Pacific Hospital of Long Beach who failed to put the brakes on the spinal surgery kickback scheme at the facility was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Board Changes Forms for Objections to Decisions | 01/21/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The New York Workers' Compensation Board is changing the forms used to file objections to administrative and proposed decisions. “W...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Ditch Dynamex Test for Borello | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The old test to determine whether a California worker is an employee would replace the new test that went into effect at the start of the year, under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
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Business Group Happy That IME Review Ended With Few Recommendations | 01/17/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| NEW YORK — Despite criticism from labor and some medical interests that a committee tasked with recommending fixes to the state's independent medical exam system failed to agree on any substantive changes, that's not such a bad thing, an employer representative said Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Opens Registration for Workplace Safety and Health Conference | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for the 2020 Ohio Safety Congress & Expo being held March 11-13 in Columbus. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Announces March 31 Deadline for Safety Grant Applications | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ohio employers have until March 31 to apply for grants from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to invest in workplace safety measures. Employ...Read More | |||
| Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. Adopts AI-Powered CLARA Product Suite | 01/17/2020 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. announced that it will implement the full suite of CLARA analytics products to bolster its workers' compensation claims operations. CLARA products use artificial intelligence and advanced machine learning to increase efficiency and make data-driven de...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Exempt Small Businesses From ABC Test | 01/16/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Independently owned and operated businesses with fewer than 100 employees would be exempted from the ABC test to determine whether workers are employees or contractors, under legislation introduced by a Southern California Republican. ...Read More | |||
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Bill That Would Clarify Abandonment Still in Senate Committee | 01/15/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Legislation that would bar employers from requiring injured workers, including correctional officers, to pay for medical exams and testing passed the Ohio House two months ago but has seen little action in the Senate. ...Read More | |||
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Board Doesn't Abuse Discretion in Declining to Revisit Forfeiture Penalty | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not commit an abuse of discretion in denying reconsideration of its determination that a worker had forfeited her entitlement to benefits by committing fraud. ...Read More | |||
