Workers' Compensation News
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DOJ Settlement With Law Firm Sends Strong Signal Regarding Medicare Repayment | 03/22/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Maryland law firm has agreed to pay the federal government $250,000 to settle claims that it failed to reimburse Medicare for treatment provided to a client, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Adjustments to OMFS | 03/21/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted changes to the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Sets Discount Rate at 6.02% | 03/21/2019 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is lowering the discount rate used to determine the present-day value of money when settling workers’ compensation claims for the second quarter of 2019. The DWC on Wednesday announced the discount rate for the period from April 1 th...Read More | |||
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David White Returns to LWCC | 03/21/2019 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| David White is returning to LWCC as vice president, chief internal auditor the Louisiana-based workers’ compensation carrier an...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Order Adopting Changes to Guidelines | 03/20/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated four chapters of the state’s medical treatment guidelines, and added a new section covering post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Drew Eckl & Farnham Opens Office in Albany | 03/20/2019 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The law firm Drew Eckl & Farnham has expanded its Georgia presence with the addition of two partners and an office in Albany. ...Read More | |||
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Dan Cotuno Joins Alliant as VP in Houston Office | 03/19/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Houston-based benefits consultant Dan Cotuno has joined Alliant as vice president within the company’s employee benefits group. Cotuno will p...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
