Workers' Compensation News
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Feds See Little Evidence for Restitution in Pacific Hospital Case
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05/16/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Insurance companies and patients are seeking more than $181 million in restitution from the conspirators behind the kickback scheme at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, but prosecutors said in court filings that they have little evidence to support the demands.
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Fatal Factory Fire Sparks $281K Penalty
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05/15/2018
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a cosmetics manufacturer in New Windsor, New York, after a November fire killed a worker.
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Fee Schedule Update Boosts Conversion Factor by 1.5%
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05/04/2018
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical
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Washington state medical providers who treat injured workers are getting a 1.5% pay raise, under a change in conversion factors included in an updated Department of Labor & Industries rule.
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Firefighter Cancer Bill Heading to Governor
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05/03/2018
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State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A bill that would allow the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to increase reimbursement rate for medical treatment provided to some firefighters with accepted cancer claims is heading to the desk of Gov. David Ige.
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Frenzied Competition May Spark 'Irrational' Pricing, Some Predict
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05/02/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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As the workers’ comp insurance line marks its third straight year of profitability, increasingly intense competition may begin to spark “irrational” pricing, an insurance company CEO said.
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Former Judge Criticizes Proposed Nominating Rules
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04/23/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida Division of Administrative Hearings will likely have to postpone for a few days its publication of new rules governing the nomination of workers' compensation judges, thanks to the volume of public comments received from one interested party, the chief judge said.
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Farmer Can't Sue Insurance Agent for Allegedly Negligent Advice
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04/19/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled that a farm owner could not state a viable negligence claim against his insurance agent — who happened to be his aunt — for failing to advise him to purchase workers’ compensation insurance.
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