Workers' Compensation News
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Dollar Tree Faces More Fines for Unsafe Merchandise Stacking | 12/23/2019 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Dollar Tree Stores Inc. continues to rack up penalties from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which is fining the company $104,192 for exposing workers to injuries by not safely stacking boxes at a store in Alabama. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Formulary Drug List | 12/18/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated the formulary drug list to include new recommendations based on the recently updated guidelines for treating hip and groin injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Department of Insurance Lacks Jurisdiction to Resolve Classification Dispute | 12/18/2019 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the state Department of Insurance lacked jurisdiction to resolve a dispute between a trucking company and its workers’ compensation insurance carrier about the classification of owner-operators as independent contractors. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Adjustments to Physician, Practitioner Services Section of OMFS | 12/13/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Physician Services/Non-Physician Practitioner Services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to relevant 2020 changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
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Dollar Tree Clears $2M in Penalties for Safety Violations in 2019 | 12/11/2019 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration fining Dollar Tree Stores Inc. $312,576 for violations at an Alabama store, the Chesapeake, Virginia-based retailer has received more than $2 million in penalties for safety violations in 2019. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
