Workers' Compensation News
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Fees for Temporary Nursing Services to Increase by $2 Million | 01/16/2018 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Amendments to the regulation on temporary nursing services would raise the maximum rate for services by $2.05 million, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services says. ...Read More | |||
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Fencing Manufacturer Fined $199,996 for Continued Violations | 01/11/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited chain-link fence manufacturer Aruvil International Inc. $199,996 for continued safety violations at its Pennsauken, New Jersey, facility. ...Read More | |||
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Former Insurance Agent Gets Year in Jail for Stealing Premiums | 01/08/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former California insurance agent was sentenced to one year in jail and ordered to pay $100,363 in restitution Friday after pleading guilty to felony theft and securities fraud charges, the ...Read More | |||
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Former Self-Insurance Trust Member Can't Disqualify Opposing Counsel in 3rd-Party Action | 12/26/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a law firm that had previously represented a member of a group self-insurance trust was not disqualified from representing a party being sued for alleged fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Flooring Manufacturer Fined $514K for Safety Violations | 12/26/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Ohio flooring company $514,236 for failing to use adequate procedures to protect workers from unintentional machine activation. ...Read More | |||
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Fourth State Will Require Electronic Medical Billing for Payers, Providers | 12/19/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tennessee has finalized rules and will join North Carolina, Minnesota and Texas as the only states to require workers’ compensation payers and providers to invoice and pay medical bills electronically. ...Read More | |||
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Fla. PEO Under Fire for Denying Undocumented Workers' Claims Tried Same Tactics in Calif. | 12/15/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| When representatives of Southern California firm Kamran Staffing Inc. learned from an insurance broker that a Florida professional employer organization could handle their workers’ compensation for cheap, they thought they’d found a pretty good deal. ...Read More | |||
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Fired Governor's Aide Named to Appeals Board | 12/15/2017 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Jim Justice has appointed his fired chief of staff to the Workers’ Compensation Board of Review, a three-member panel that hears appeals of comp claims. ...Read More | |||
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Former Mayor Arrested on Felony Insurance Fraud Charges | 12/13/2017 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An insurance salesman in Franklin who served a stint as mayor of the city was arrested on felony insurance fraud charges, the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation announced on Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Formulary Rules Approved for Jan. 1 Implementation | 12/11/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Even though California regulators revised prescription drug formulary rules twice before adopting a final version that takes effect Jan. 1, uncertainty about how the workers’ compensation system will adapt to the changes leaves open the possibility of more revisions in the future ...Read More | |||
