Workers' Compensation News
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Doctor Charged in Pill Mill Scheme Suspended by WC Board | 12/10/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Staten Island doctor accused of dispensing thousands of oxycodone pills for no legitimate purpose and soliciting sexual favors has been temporarily barred from treating injured workers, the New York State Workers' Compensation Board announced. ...Read More | |||
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Drain Company Owner Sentenced to Prison After Trench Flood Kills Two | 12/10/2019 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prosecutors had asked for 10 years, but a judge sentenced a Massachusetts drain company owner to two years in prison for his role in a trench collapse that drowned two workers. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Re-Adopts Range of Rules | 12/06/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced this week that it has re-adopted all rules in the Texas Administrative Code, Chapters 102-116. ...Read More | |||
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Department Approves 1.6% Drop in Loss Costs | 12/06/2019 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance has agreed with a rating organization's recommendation for a 1.6% average decrease in loss costs for 2020. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Suspends Nine Providers | 12/04/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation suspended two physicians, a chiropractor and six businesspeople who have been convicted of fraud or financial crimes. ...Read More | |||
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Department Wants to Extend WC Discounts to Drug-Free Workplaces | 12/04/2019 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Department of Insurance is accepting public comment on changes to its workplace safety program, which would extend premium discounts to drug-free work sites. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Suspends 13 Providers | 12/02/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation suspended 13 providers, including six physicians no longer licensed to practice medicine, and a businessperson who was convicted of fraud. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Approves Rules for Military Hospital Billing Disputes | 12/02/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas insurance commissioner has given final approval to rules that govern reimbursement and billing disputes that arise when injured workers are treated at military medical facilities. ...Read More | |||
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Department Lawyer Named to Workers' Comp Board | 11/27/2019 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Matt Bevin, who leaves office in January, announced Tuesday that he has appointed Dale Hamblin Jr. to the state Workers' Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Raises Medical Fee Conversion Factors by 1.9% | 11/27/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced this week that the conversion factors for its medical fee guidelines for 2020 have been raised by 1.9%, in keeping with the Medicare Economic Index. ...Read More | |||
