Workers' Compensation News
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Eight Indicted in $25 Million DME Kickback Scheme
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11/11/2015
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday charges eight people with defrauding California workers' compensation carriers out of $25 million by paying kickbacks to providers who referred patients for hot/cold and shockwave therapies could be just the tip of the iceberg.
U.S. Att...Read More
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Employer Didn't Lose Subrogation Right by Failing to Appear at Trial
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11/09/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a municipal employer's failure to appear in the proceedings for an injured worker's claim against a third-party tortfeasor did not warrant dismissal of the employer's claim for reimbursement of the benefits it had paid to the worker, with prejudice....Read More
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Employers Have Mixed Feelings on 2016 Rate Increase
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11/04/2015
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Washington state employers aren't exactly up in arms over a proposed 2% rate increase for 2016, but they're not happy about some of the reasons the rate increase is necessary or the prospect of additional increases in each of the next seven years.
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Employers Abandon Return-to-Work Plans after Court Ruling
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10/30/2015
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By: John Breslin (Eastern Bureau Chief)
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State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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Many businesses in Kentucky have abandoned return-to-work programs following a Supreme Court decision that employers must pay temporary disability benefits even if they bring an injured worker back on light duty while recovering.
But there seems to be confusion among some in the stat...Read More
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Employers Holdings Reports Net Earnings for Quarter of over $24M
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10/30/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Employers Holdings reported net income of $24.5 million in the third quarter, more than double the $15.2 million reported for the same period last year.
Operating income during the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2015, was $20.6 million.
The Reno, Nevada-based carrier reported ...Read More
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Employer Can't Use Worker's Low IQ to Rebut Presumption of Total Disability
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10/27/2015
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State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Kansas Court of Appeals last week ruled that an employer couldn't use a worker's limited intelligence to rebut a statutory presumption that his bilateral arm injuries had left him permanently and totally disabled.
Case: Wimp v. American Highway Technology, No. 112,521, 10...Read More
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Employers Holdings Welcomes New Board Member
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10/27/2015
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A senior vice president at Equifax is joining the boards of directors of Employers Holdings Inc. and Employers Group Inc.
Prasanna Dhoré was elected to the positions by the board of Employers Holdings Inc., the company announced on Thursday.
Dhoré, 54, is senior vice...Read More
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Estoppel Does Not Bar Claimant from Seeking Benefits for 2nd Injury
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10/21/2015
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The principle of judicial estoppel did not bar a claimant who had been awarded benefits for injury to both knees in 2004 from asserting a claim for a separate accident that injured her knees again in 2011, the Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled.
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