Workers' Compensation News
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Federal Health Care Changes Could Trickle Down to Comp Systems, Expert Says | 05/06/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
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| Workers’ compensation systems could see impacts from recently enacted federal health care changes, including a new rule that will remove more than 1,700 procedures from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ inpatient-only list by 2023, a comp and legislative expert said...Read More | |||
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Former Judge Buchholz Dies at 92 | 04/27/2021 | |
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| The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court announced that former judge Mark A. Buchholz died at the age of 92. Buchholz died April 17 in Lincoln....Read More | |||
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Farm Labor Contractors Arraigned in Alleged $1.4M Payroll Fraud Scheme | 04/19/2021 | |
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| The California Department of Insurance announced that the owners of several farm labor contracting companies were arraigned on more than 20 felony fraud charges for allegedly underreporting their payroll by $17 million to reduce their workers’ compensation premiums by about $1.4 millio...Read More | |||
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Firefighter to Pay More Than $228,000 in Restitution After Pleading Guilty to Comp Fraud | 04/06/2021 | |
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| A former firefighter who pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud last year will pay more than $228,000 in fines and restitution, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. ...Read More | |||
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Former Mail Carrier Convicted of Double Dipping Will Pay $22,000 in Restitution | 03/31/2021 | |
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| A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Maryland was ordered to pay $22,000 in restitution and serve five years of probation for working a variety of jobs while claiming an occupational injury left him unable to work, federal prosecutors announced. ...Read More | |||
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Former USPS Worker Sentenced to Probation for Double Dipping | 03/24/2021 | |
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| A former U.S. Postal Service employee was sentenced to serve three years on probation after she was convicted of running a baking business while receiving workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter and EMS Advocates Ask Again for Expanded Cancer Coverage | 03/18/2021 | |
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| Advocates for firefighters and emergency medical service workers in North Carolina are asking lawmakers to expand cancer coverage for those employees. ...Read More | |||
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Former Hollister Firefighter Accused of Double Dipping | 03/12/2021 | |
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| A former Hollister firefighter was arraigned on felony insurance fraud charges for allegedly collecting $94,788 in workers’ compensation benefits while working for another employer, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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Family of Worker Who Committed Suicide Can't Maintain Wrongful Death Suit Against Employer | 03/08/2021 | |
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| A California appellate court ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the workers’ compensation law barred a worker’s family from bringing a wrongful death suit following years of alleged mistreatment by his colleagues. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Gets Costs, Fees for Reopening of Claim | 02/25/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that a firefighter was entitled to an award of fees and costs for successfully reopening a claim for a heart attack. ...Read More | |||
