Workers' Compensation News
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Fresno Construction Worker Accused of Double Dipping | 01/22/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance said a construction worker from Fresno facing fraud and perjury charges for allegedly working while receiving workers’ compensation benefits turned himself in on Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Family of First OKC Firefighter to Die From COVID Gets Lump-Sum Settlement | 01/22/2021 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oklahoma City officials this week cleared the way for workers' compensation benefits for the family of a firefighter who died from COVID-19, but the mayor said the move does not set a costly precedent for the city. ...Read More | |||
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Former BLS Commissioner Discussing Economic Impact of COVID-19 at WCRI Conference | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute announced that Katharine Abraham, a former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner and member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, will deliver the opening keynote at the 37th annual WCRI Issues & Research Conference in March. ...Read More | |||
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Former Opponent of Settlements Files Bill to Allow Lump-Sum Payments | 01/07/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Washington state Democrat who penned an editorial in 2013 that characterized a Republican-backed proposal to allow lump-sum settlements as part of corporate America’s efforts to shift costs from employers to taxpayers pre-filed a bill that would allow lump-sum settlements in the Evergreen...Read More | |||
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Former Head of Comp Commission Joins Insurance Department as General Counsel | 01/07/2021 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kim Bailey, the former executive director of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission, was named general counsel for the Oklahoma Insurance Department. ...Read More | |||
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Fee Schedule Shows Increase for Most Procedures | 01/05/2021 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maine Workers' Compensation Board has released its 2021 update to medical fee schedules for professional and outpatient services, showing a modest increase for m...Read More | |||
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FAC to Discuss Updates to Comp Fraud Program at Jan. 6 Meeting | 12/29/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Fraud Assessment Commission members are scheduled to hear an update on the California Department of Insurance’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Program at its Jan. 6 meeting, according to an agenda posted online. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges | 12/10/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California firefighter pleaded guilty to felony workers’ compensation fraud for making false statements to receive more than $145,000 in benefits, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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First Responders Hope Lawmakers Try Again on PTSD Bill | 12/09/2020 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| First responders in Wisconsin are hoping the upcoming legislative session will address what they say is a growing need to make post-traumatic stress disorder a compensable condition. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Appellate Court Tosses Worker's Civil Suit for Assault by Co-Employee | 12/04/2020 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of a transit employee’s claim for damages from a vicious on-the-job assault by a co-worker. ...Read More | |||
