Workers' Compensation News
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Fatalities Down nearly 50% through 6 Months
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07/30/2015
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The number of compensable fatalities in the first six months of 2015 is down almost 50% compared to last year, according to data released Wednesday by Oregon's Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Eleven workers have died through the first two quarters of the year, compa...Read More
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False Job Searches Bring Fraud Conviction for Milford Claimant
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07/27/2015
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio claimant must pay $7,239.78 and serve two years under community control after his July 10 conviction on one count of workers' compensation fraud and one count of forgery, the Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced Friday.
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Former Law Partners' Dispute Belongs in Superior Court
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07/23/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a fight between two former law partners over the division of fees from workers' compensation cases they had handled belonged in the superior court, not before the State Board of Workers' Compensation.
Case: Smith v. Williams, No. A15A0670, 0...Read More
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Flanigan-Leavitt Appoints 2 Producers in Reno
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07/23/2015
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0
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The Flanigan-Leavitt Insurance Agency has appointed Kyle Nielsen and Kelley Shewmaker as producers in its Reno office, the company said Wednesday.
Nielsen is a sales executive focusing on restaurants, retail, construction and auto repair. Shewmaker is a property and casualty agent with 20...Read More
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Federal Informants Paid Millions in Comp Benefits
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07/22/2015
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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Word on the street is "snitches get stitches," but the investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Justice says informants working with the Drug Enforcement Agency also get federal employee workers' compensation and death benefits without any oversight or review.
One confide...Read More
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Faster, Cheaper Joint-Replacement Surgeries Available
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07/22/2015
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Workers’ compensation patients could easily have total joint replacements done in an outpatient setting – which could drastically reduce the cost – but it appears that most are still spending multiple days in hospitals following the surgeries.
Total knee and hip replacem...Read More
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Fraud Assessment Commission Gains 1
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07/20/2015
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Karla Rhay to a four-year term on the Fraud Assessment Commission.
The seven-member commission allocates money to district attorneys' offices throughout the state to fund the investigation and prosecution of workers' compensation fraud. ...Read More
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