Workers' Compensation News
| Family of Deceased Deli Worker Sues Publix Over Early No-Mask Policy | 11/25/2020 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The family of a grocery worker killed by COVID-19 has filed a negligence lawsuit alleging Publix supermarkets forbade the man from wearing a face covering during the early days of the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Former SCIF Adjuster, Chiropractor Plead Not Guilty in Lien Scam Case | 11/20/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former claims adjuster for the State Compensation Insurance Fund and his alleged chiropractor accomplice have pleaded not guilty to processing false insurance claims that earned them $1.6 million, a Los Angeles news outlet reported. ...Read More | |||
| Former Police Officer Convicted of Fraud for Double-Dipping | 11/16/2020 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former Canton, Ohio, police officer was convicted of receiving more than $66,000 in workers’ compensation benefits for working two jobs while claiming to be disabled, according to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Factory Worker Fails to Prove Repetitive Motions Caused Shoulder Condition | 11/12/2020 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a factory worker did not have an occupational disease in her shoulder attributable to repeated work motions at or above shoulder level. ...Read More | |||
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Former Air Marshal Pleads Guilty to Double-Dipping Charges | 11/11/2020 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former federal air marshal admitted in court that he failed to report his outside employment to collect nearly a quarter of a million dollars in disability benefits from the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Rhode Island announced. ...Read More | |||
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Fee Review Hearing Office Errs in Dismissing Pharmacy's Claim for Payment | 11/06/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fee Review Hearing Office erred in dismissing a pharmacy’s claim for payment for a compound cream because an insurance carrier disputed whether it was reasonable and necessary treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Forklift Driver Partially Blinded in Accident Gets Penalty, but Not SEBS | 11/06/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a forklift driver was entitled to an award of penalties for his employer’s underpayment of compensation for an eye injury that left him partially blind, but that he was not entitled to supplemental earning benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Former Doctor Pleads Guilty in UR Fraud Case | 11/02/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former orthopedic surgeon pleaded guilty to fraud charges in connection with a scheme in which he stole the identity of a licensed physician and received more than $876,000 in payments for utilization reviews, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced. ...Read More | |||
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FELA Does Not Allow Worker to Release Unrelated Future Claims in Settlement | 10/28/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, a California appellate court ruled that a railroad employee’s release of unrelated future claims in settling a claim is invalid under the Federal Employers Liability Act. ...Read More | |||
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Feds Say PT, OT and Other Telemedicine Do Not Need Pre-Authorization | 10/28/2020 | |
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| Most telemedicine services for injured federal workers, including physical therapy and occupational therapy, do not need to be pre-authorized, the federal Office of Workers' Compensation Programs announced. ...Read More | |||
