Workers' Compensation News
| Double Dipper Ordered to Pay Restitution | 02/12/2019 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas man was ordered to pay $9,828 restitution to Texas Mutual Insurance Co. after investigators discovered he worked while receiving income benefits. The Travis County District Court ordered Thomas Bradley, of Santa Fe, to pay the restitution as part of his sentence for a misdemeanor ...Read More | |||
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Defense Attorney: Med-Legal Services an Emerging Source of Friction | 02/11/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Northern California defense attorney says a new source of litigation is emerging throughout the state over what qualifies as a medical-legal service. ...Read More | |||
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Donegal Group Restructures Reinsurance Program | 02/11/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Donegal Group Inc. on Friday announced changes to its reinsurance program...Read More | |||
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Description of Injury in Settlement Didn't Limit Ability to Recover in Tort Suit | 02/08/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court this week ruled that a truck driver’s description of injuries in an agreement to settle his workers’ compensation claim did not bar him from alleging additional injuries in tort. ...Read More | |||
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Dept. Store Worker Pleads to Double-Dipping | 02/07/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former Target store employee who claimed she was injured on the job in 2012 pleaded guilty this week to double-dipping. Kim Floyd, 50, of ...Read More | |||
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DWC, Reed Group Offer Free Online Access to MTUS | 02/06/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California medical providers can access the state’s treatment guidelines online without having to pay for a commercial license, the Division of Workers’ Compensation announced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor Indicted for Alleged Illegal Opioid Distribution | 02/06/2019 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas doctor has been indicted on charges of illegally distributing opioids and laundering money. A federal grand jury in the Southern Distr...Read More | |||
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Doctor Challenges Suspension Over 1983 Conviction | 02/01/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| When California lawmakers barred doctors with previous fraud convictions from treating injured workers, did they mean to ban physicians convicted more than 35 years ago and have been practicing for more than two decades since without any allegations of wrongdoing? ...Read More | |||
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Drop in Drug Use Offsets Price Increases, NCCI Reports | 02/01/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prescription drug spending as a proportion of workers’ comp total medical costs has been hovering around 13.5% for at least six years in a row, as increases in prescription drug prices have been offset by decreased drug utilization, according to a new report. ...Read More | |||
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Despite Early Protests, 15 Companies Have Agreed to Refunds | 02/01/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Some 15 insurance carriers, including Pennsylvania’s largest workers’ compensation writer, have now agreed to retroactively cut rates, part of a do-over requested after a data-reporting error led to higher premiums last year. ...Read More | |||
