Workers' Compensation News
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Faked Injury Earns Claimant Probation, Community Service
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10/13/2014
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Cleveland man accused of faking an injury in order to file a workers' compensation claim was sentenced to one year of probation ordered to perform 80 hours of community service, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced Friday.
Glenn Jones pleaded guilty and was sentenc...Read More
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FWCJUA Committees Schedule Meetings for October and November
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10/13/2014
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Source: Florida Administrative Register
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association has posted notice in the Florida Administrative Register of one teleconference meeting later this month and three scheduled in November.
The teleconference meetings are open to the public. They will be held on the foll...Read More
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First Step in Treatment Guidelines Focuses on Opioids, Chronic Pain
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10/10/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Facing a legislative mandate to implement treatment guidelines before the end of the year, the Arizona Industrial Commission is starting small.
A working group is developing a multi-level utilization review process to ensure that treatment of chronic pain and the use of opioids follows ev...Read More
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Former Players Object to Pending Settlement in NFL Concussion Litigation
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10/08/2014
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A group of seven former professional football players on Monday filed a formal objection to a still-pending settlement proposal by the National Football League targeted at resolving a long-running dispute about whether the league knew about the risks of neurological injury to its players and what...Read More
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Formulary Could Save a Half-Billion Dollars each Year, CWCI Reports
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10/07/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Other
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A state-mandated drug formulary in California could save employers and insurers from $102 million to $541 million annually while also ensuring injured workers receive prescription drugs that are medically appropriate for their condition, the California Workers' Compensation Institute reported...Read More
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FDA Defends Approval of Zohydro, Criticizes Focus on the Drug
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10/07/2014
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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After a coalition of more than 70 advocacy groups called for the resignation of the Food and Drug Administration’s commissioner, the administration has published an article in a prominent medical journal defending its approval of the potent, extended-release opioid Zohydro ER.
On Se...Read More
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Feds Raid 2 Comp Businesses in Connection with Fraud Investigation
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10/06/2014
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Federal agents raided two Tampa businesses in connection with an investigation into alleged workers’ compensation fraud worth millions of dollars, according to WFLA.
Agents executed search warrants at Amerimed Diagnostics and Federal Workers’ Compensation Consultants, located ...Read More
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Fresno Cragislist Sting Nabs 3 Uninsured Contractors
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10/02/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Three Fresno area contractors who were advertising their services through the online classified advertising website Craigslist were charged with operating without workers' compensation insurance, according to the California Contractors State License Board.
Agents from the contractors&...Read More
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Firefighter Who Lost Legs, Sight, Can't Get Civil Recovery for Injuries
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10/02/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio firefighter who lost both of his legs after being pinned between two vehicles that had responded to a house fire isn't going to be able to get any sort of civil recovery for his injuries.
Ohio's 5th District Court of Appeals last week ruled that Josef Tadijanac can't s...Read More
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Former Exotic Dancer Seeking Unpaid Wages in Federal Suit
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10/02/2014
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Source: Associated Press (The Daily Reporter)
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A former exotic dancer at a Morgantown nightclub has filed a federal lawsuit against the club in the Northern District of West Virginia, alleging that the club broke the law by failing to pay its dancers minimum wage, according to the Associated Press.
Christie Lynn Brundege claims in the...Read More
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