Workers' Compensation News
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Former Officer Cuts Deal on Fraud Charges
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10/15/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A former police officer in California’s Central Valley pleaded no contest to a single felony count of workers’ compensation fraud and was ordered to pay $14,200 in restitution and serve two years of probation, the Fresno Bee reported.Sammy Galindo, 31, a former officer with t...Read More
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Former BrickStreet Auditor Sentenced in Bribery Scheme
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10/15/2013
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State: WV | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A former field auditor for BrickStreet Insurance Co. was sentenced to six years in federal prison Friday for taking more than $900,000 in bribes in exchange for helping four coal mining staffing companies to underreport payrolls to reduce workers' compensation premiums.The Charleston...Read More
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Fraud Task Force Lunch Focuses on SB 863
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10/14/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Lawyers, employers, retired judges and doctors will discuss the benefits and challenges of the California reform bill passed last year during an Employers’ Fraud Task Force two-hour lunch event on Oct. 22 in Los Angeles County.Speakers include David W. O’Brien, a retired work...Read More
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Firefighter Gets no Award for her Alleged Ongoing Back Problems
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10/14/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MS | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a former firefighter was not entitled to an award of permanent partial disability benefits for her alleged ongoing pain from a back injury she suffered during training.Case: Herbert v. City of Horn Lake, No. 2013-WC-00197-C...Read More
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Former Corrections Officer Convicted of Disability Fraud
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10/11/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A former corrections officer from Elmira, N.Y., was convicted on Wednesday of filing a false injury claim to obtain disability retirement.The Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin reported that David R. Perry, 49, was convicted of second-degree grand larceny, second-degree insurance fraud ...Read More
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Flat-Fee Proposal Draws Rebuke from Copy Services
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10/09/2013
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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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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefA report recommending that the California Division of Workers’ Compensation set reimbursement at $103.55 for a 1,000-page batch of documents provided by professional photocopy comp...Read More
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Fairfax Financial Completes Acquisition of American Safety
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10/04/2013
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Fairfax Financial Holdings has completed its acquisition of American Safety Insurance Holdings for roughly $306 million.Trading of American Safety shares was suspended in October and delisted from the New York Stock Exchange in connection with the transaction.In the United St...Read More
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FMCSA Orders Trucking Company to Cease Operations after Crash
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10/03/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered a Texas trucking company to immediately cease trucking operations after the investigation of a fatal crash revealed the employer was disregarding hours-of-service and drug-testing regulations.The FMCSA ordered Redco Transport Ltd. t...Read More
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FMCSA's Sleep Apnea Proposals Headed for Rulemaking
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09/30/2013
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterA bill that would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to solicit public comment before adopting new rules that would impose stricter screening, testing and treatment requireme...Read More
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Fraudster Serves 6 Days after Violating Probation
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09/30/2013
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A woman who was convicted of filing a fraudulent workers' compensation claim served six days in jail because she violated the terms of her probation. Tabitha Taylor finished serving a six-day jail sentence from the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas last week, according to the Ohi...Read More
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