Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Firefighter With Hypertension Eligible for Subsequent Heart Disease Benefits | 03/06/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a firefighter for heart disease that his doctor attributed to compensable hypertension. ...Read More | |||
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Farragut Systems Announces Partnership With Long Group Consultants | 03/04/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Farragut Systems and Long Group Consultants announced a partnership to develop and market products addressing growing requirements, complexities and costs of workers’ compensation statistical reporting. ...Read More | |||
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Fire District Hit With VSSR Award | 02/25/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a fire district was properly held liable for an enhanced award of benefits to an injured employee because its engine had a step that was too high off the ground. ...Read More | |||
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Fraud Unit Merger Plan Gets High Marks but Might Require Legislative Action | 02/24/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A plan by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to merge the understaffed Workers' Compensation Commission's Fraud Unit with the state Department of Insurance is being met with applause, although questions remain about whether the change would require legislation. ...Read More | |||
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Friedlander Announces 25% Dividend to Oil and Fuel Dealer Group | 02/24/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation safety group manager Friedlander Group announced a 25% dividend for members of the Oil and Fuel Dealer Groups of New York Workers’ Compensation Safety Group No. 582. ...Read More | |||
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Family Not Entitled to Enhanced Mesothelioma Benefits | 02/21/2020 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Supreme Court, in a 5-2 decision, said an employer must accept liability for enhanced benefits in mesothelioma claims to be obligated to pay, and simply having a workers' compensation policy isn't sufficient to trigger the obligation. ...Read More | |||
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Four Law Firms Hired to Defend Claims in Chicago's Troubled Comp System | 02/20/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In the eight months since Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot appointed a risk manager and hired a claims administration firm to wade into the city's troubled workers' compensation program, little has been said about any progress that has been made. ...Read More | |||
