Workers' Compensation News
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Federal Virus Act Means Paid Leave, but Sick Workers Could Also File Comp Claims | 04/02/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal coronavirus rescue law that took effect Wednesday sets in motion a number of new rules, issues and benefits that employers and workers should be aware of, workers' compensation lawyers around the country said Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Failure to Provide Dates for Objections Sinks Review Application | 04/01/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court said an employer’s failure to identify when it objected to a ruling warranted denial of its application for review. ...Read More | |||
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First Responders, Lawmaker Hope Governor Can Order COVID-19 Presumption | 03/31/2020 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| First responders in South Carolina, like their counterparts in Florida and Minnesota, are urging the governor to issue an order making COVID-19 illness compensable. ...Read More | |||
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First Responders Demand That Governors Order Comp Coverage for Quarantine | 03/30/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| With first responders and health workers now testing positive for COVID-19, their unions and attorneys in Florida and Minnesota are urging governors to order that they be covered by workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Firm Will Ask Judge to Act if DWC Doesn't Give Guidance on Remote QME Exams | 03/27/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 7 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California law firm representing qualified medical evaluators and injured workers will ask a judge next week to force the Division of Workers' Compensation to allow remote evaluations without fear of penalty in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Former LAPD Officer Convicted of Fraud | 03/17/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former Los Angeles Police Department officer was ordered to perform 200 hours of community service and pay $42,663 in restitution after he was convicted on one count each of grand theft and insurance fraud, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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Family of Electrocuted Worker Can't Get Civil Remedy From Employer | 03/13/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that the family of an electrocuted worker could not proceed with a civil suit against his employer, since the evidence did not establish gross negligence. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Appellate Court Upholds Convictions for Defraduing Government | 03/12/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the fraud and conspiracy convictions of two executives who operated medical clinics that focused on treating government employees. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Worker Convicted After $53,000 in Fraudulent Reimbursement | 03/11/2020 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A seasonal federal employee who forged documents and claimed that her parents' home was a physical therapy center has been convicted of mail fraud in a workers' compensation investigation. ...Read More | |||
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Former California Poultry Plant Employee Convicted of WC Fraud | 03/10/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A man who retired from a California poultry processing facility in 2015 has been convicted of workers’ compensation insurance fraud, according to the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office. ...Read More | |||
