Workers' Compensation News
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Findings Regarding High-Volume Opioid Prescribers Debated | 12/28/2015 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An often-referenced finding from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute is that 10% of prescribers are responsible for 80% of opioid prescriptions in workers’ comp in California. ...Read More | |||
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Former Police Officer Charged with Perjury and Fraud | 12/23/2015 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former police officer who claimed to have suffered a work-related injury but was then allegedly spotted working out at a gym has been charged with perjury and fraud. ...Read More | |||
| Fatal Crane Accident Leads to $109K in OSHA Fines | 12/23/2015 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A fatal crane accident prompted an inspection by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration that led to $109,000 in penalties against a Texas petrochemical loading and unloading facility. OSHA initiated an inspection after a worker was fatally injured by a defective crane at T...Read More | |||
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Fraud Announcement Raises Questions About Appropriate Interpreter Charges | 12/22/2015 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A statement by the California Department of Insurance about the arrest of nine people working for an interpreting firm who were charged with ...Read More | |||
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Failure to Follow Treatment Guidelines Costs Carrier $6K in Penalties | 12/22/2015 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. to pay $6,000 in penalties and $3,500 in attorney fees for denying medica...Read More | |||
| Forever 21 Store Agrees to Abate Safety Hazards | 12/21/2015 | ||
| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Forever 21 Retail Inc. has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor that wi...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Body Measurements Will Aid Safety-Equipment Design | 12/16/2015 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health have developed a database of firefighter body measurements intended to help ...Read More | |||
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Feds Seize Luxury Cars from Pain Doc Accused of Billing Scam | 12/15/2015 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Eugene Gosy Federal prosecutors have seized a 20...Read More | |||
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Falling Rates for Comp Insurance in Q3 | 12/15/2015 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Commercial insurance prices were nearly flat in the third quarter of 2015, while prices for workers’ compensation insurance fell nationally, ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter's Hypertension Claim Was Timely | 12/15/2015 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate court ruled that although a firefighter's claim for hypertension was filed more than four years after a doctor to...Read More | |||
