Workers' Compensation News
| Fired County Worker Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud | 03/07/2016 | ||
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Attorney General’s Office Thursday filed workers’ compensation fraud charges against a former Oklahoma County employee who claimed he injured his knee while on the job while hiding the fact it happened while playing football. Attorney General Scott Pruitt, in a press relea...Read More | |||
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First Responder WC Bill Still Stalled | 03/04/2016 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Nearly a year after a bill was introduced in the legislature to expand workers' compensation coverage for first responders, ...Read More | |||
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Firefighters Gaining Ground in Cancer Presumption Debate | 03/02/2016 | |
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| By: Joe McDonald (reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After languishing for years in state legislatures, legislative bills that would create a presumption that cancer contracted by firefighters is a compensable occupational disease are gaining traction in at least five state houses. ...Read More | |||
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Free Webinar Offered on ICD-10 | 03/02/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| MedRisk will present a free continuing education webinar on March 3 titled “ICD-9 vs. ICD10: Update, Differences." The webinar will take p...Read More | |||
| Former CHP Officer Ordered to Pay $183,000 and Jailed for 60 Days | 03/01/2016 | ||
| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former California Highway Patrol officer has been ordered to serve 60 days in jail and pay $183,000 for filing a fraudulent workers’ compensation claim, th...Read More | |||
| Formulary Leads to NCCI Recommendation for 2.7% Loss Cost Reduction | 02/29/2016 | ||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 2.7% decrease in loss costs, effective Aug. 28, due to the adoption of a drug formulary. NCCI analyzed the impact of the Ten...Read More | |||
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Former Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced to Home Detention for Workers' Comp Fraud | 02/26/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former sheriff’s deputy in San Jose has been sentenced to 120 days in jail and ordered to pay $22,800 in restitution for filing a fraudulent workers’ compensation claim in 2015, ...Read More | |||
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Former Uranium Plant Workers Reportedly Not Compensated for Illness | 02/26/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Former employees of a uranium processing plant in Ohio say they’ve been sickened by the radiation exposure at their workplace, and the U.S. government is denying their claims for compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Fiscal Analysis Puts Damper on Proposed Comp Reforms in New York | 02/25/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An analysis of the expected financial impacts of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed workers’ compensation reforms has found no solid evidence that the measures would result in cost savings, leading some to wonder why the reforms are being pursued. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighters, Cities Square Off Over Cancer Presumption Bill | 02/25/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Ohio firefighters are lining up against their employers in a battle over legislation that would create a rebuttable presumption of compensability for certain types of cancers. ...Read More | |||
