Workers' Compensation News
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Former Head of Comp Commission Joins Insurance Department as General Counsel | 01/07/2021 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kim Bailey, the former executive director of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission, was named general counsel for the Oklahoma Insurance Department. ...Read More | |||
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Fee Schedule Shows Increase for Most Procedures | 01/05/2021 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maine Workers' Compensation Board has released its 2021 update to medical fee schedules for professional and outpatient services, showing a modest increase for m...Read More | |||
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FAC to Discuss Updates to Comp Fraud Program at Jan. 6 Meeting | 12/29/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Fraud Assessment Commission members are scheduled to hear an update on the California Department of Insurance’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Program at its Jan. 6 meeting, according to an agenda posted online. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges | 12/10/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California firefighter pleaded guilty to felony workers’ compensation fraud for making false statements to receive more than $145,000 in benefits, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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First Responders Hope Lawmakers Try Again on PTSD Bill | 12/09/2020 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| First responders in Wisconsin are hoping the upcoming legislative session will address what they say is a growing need to make post-traumatic stress disorder a compensable condition. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Appellate Court Tosses Worker's Civil Suit for Assault by Co-Employee | 12/04/2020 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of a transit employee’s claim for damages from a vicious on-the-job assault by a co-worker. ...Read More | |||
| Family of Deceased Deli Worker Sues Publix Over Early No-Mask Policy | 11/25/2020 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The family of a grocery worker killed by COVID-19 has filed a negligence lawsuit alleging Publix supermarkets forbade the man from wearing a face covering during the early days of the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Former SCIF Adjuster, Chiropractor Plead Not Guilty in Lien Scam Case | 11/20/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former claims adjuster for the State Compensation Insurance Fund and his alleged chiropractor accomplice have pleaded not guilty to processing false insurance claims that earned them $1.6 million, a Los Angeles news outlet reported. ...Read More | |||
| Former Police Officer Convicted of Fraud for Double-Dipping | 11/16/2020 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former Canton, Ohio, police officer was convicted of receiving more than $66,000 in workers’ compensation benefits for working two jobs while claiming to be disabled, according to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Factory Worker Fails to Prove Repetitive Motions Caused Shoulder Condition | 11/12/2020 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a factory worker did not have an occupational disease in her shoulder attributable to repeated work motions at or above shoulder level. ...Read More | |||
