Workers' Compensation News
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Fraudster, Informant Tied to $12M Scheme Targeting UC | 10/30/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal prosecutors refuse to comment about why admitted fraudster and alleged informant Paul Randall was arrested in September, but WorkCompCentral has discovered that a company he incorporated in 2016 is the subject of a grand jury investigation into an alleged scheme to defraud the Univer...Read More | |||
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Federal-State Task Force Cracking Down on Misclassification | 10/27/2017 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Louisiana has declared “GAME ON” against companies that misclassify workers and says the practice could lead to fines of up to $1,000 per each employee who is misclassified. ...Read More | |||
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Fewer Physician Visits, Services Drove 1% Decline in Medical Costs, Report Finds | 10/26/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Researchers say they have learned why the average medical cost of workers’ compensation claims fell 1% in 2015 after rising for 19 years straight, then rising again the following year: decreased utilization of physician services. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Trial Judge Strikes Down State Fee Schedule for Air Ambulance Providers | 10/26/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal trial judge in West Virginia last week issued an injunction barring the state from continuing to enforce its fee schedule for air ambulance services. ...Read More | |||
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Father-Son Attorney Team Opens Law Office | 10/26/2017 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorney Danny R. Smith and his son, R. Patrick Smith, have opened a law firm at the former site of the Piedmont Steakhouse in Spartanburg, South Carolina. ...Read More | |||
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Flower Shop Owner Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail for Fraud | 10/25/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a Northern California flower shop convicted of workers’ compensation insurance fraud and unemployment insurance fraud was sentenced to 90 days in county jail, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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First Responder Liaison Lands in Lubbock | 10/25/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Office of Injured Employee Counsel’s new first responder liaison has been stationed in Lubbock, the home of the state representative who sponsored legislation establishing the position. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Trial Judge Tosses Worker's Claims of Disability Discrimination | 10/24/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal trial court judge in Texas last week dismissed a worker's claim of disability discrimination after the worker allegedly suffered an on-the-job back injury. ...Read More | |||
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FDA Withholds Approval of Abuse-Deterrent Opioid | 10/24/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve an extended-release opioid product called Rexista, developed by Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. ...Read More | |||
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Former DIR Director Duncan Joins Sacramento Lobbying Group | 10/23/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Cal Capitol Group, a lobbying firm in Sacramento, announced that former Department of Industrial Relations Director John Duncan joined the company as a senior executive. ...Read More | |||
