Workers' Compensation News
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DOL Retaliation Suit Shows Need for Better State Law, Advocates Say | 03/11/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor charging a construction company with retaliation over a workers' compensation claim has fueled the fire for state-based reforms in Massachusetts. ...Read More | |||
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Double-Dipping Bar Manager on Hook for $113,000 | 03/05/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bar manager who pleaded guilty to theft for collecting benefits while working was ordered to pay $113,000 in restitution, the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries announced. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Accuses Employer of Retaliating Against Undocumented Worker | 03/04/2019 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor alleges a Massachusetts construction firm reported an undocumented worker to Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the man reported an occupational injury, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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DCBS Proposes Changes to Test Audit Rules | 03/01/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services is proposing revising its test audit program rules in a move it says will better meet the needs of the state’s workers’ compensation insurance market. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Suspends Five Providers | 02/28/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation suspended five more providers from being paid for treating injured workers in California, including a chiropractor who said in a plea deal that unnecessary surgeries and falsified medical records were part of the $150 million kickback scheme at Frontlin...Read More | |||
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Despite Surplus, Bureau Obliged to Ask for Budget Increase | 02/28/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| At first glance, the request by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation for a 9% increase in its budget seemed hard to believe. ...Read More | |||
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Dan Anders Elected Treasurer of NAMSAP | 02/28/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Daniel M. Anders, the chief compliance officer for Tower MSA Partners, was elected to the board of directors of the National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals and will serve on its executive committee as treasurer for 2019. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor, Hospital Owner Await Sentencing for Millions in False Claims | 02/27/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Houston physician and a hospital owner are awaiting sentencing after a jury found them guilty of sending false claims for medical tests to insurers. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants Sentenced in Referral Scheme | 02/26/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An administrator for Southern California companies that accepted kickbacks from providers for patient referrals was sentenced to just over a year in federal prison, while one of his bosses was sentenced to five years. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants Can't Force Out-of-State Employee to Litigate Claim in Different Venue | 02/26/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an out-of-state resident should have been allowed to proceed with his Labor Law claim against out-of-state defendants for his injuries from falling off a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
