Workers' Compensation News
| Former Costa Mesa Police Officer Gets Six Months on Comp Fraud Conviction | 07/26/2017 | ||
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| A former Costa Mesa police officer convicted of insurance fraud in February was sentenced to six months in county jail, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Ryan P. Natividad, 32, said he injured his hand in September 2014 while booking a person into the Costa ...Read More | |||
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Fraud and Compliance Crackdown Yielding Millions in Fines and Hundreds of Violations | 07/26/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Industrial Commission’s crackdown on fraud and noncompliance triggered a 175% year-over-year increase in the number of charges for suspected violations of the Workers’ Compensation Act, the agency says. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Lawmakers Propose 'Resource Center' for Hanford Workers | 07/26/2017 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two U.S. senators are proposing legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Energy to work with officials in Washington state to create a resource center to educate workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation about federal and state compensation programs for people injured on the job....Read More | |||
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Father, Daughter Accused of Swindling Medicare Set-Aside Funds to Open Cigar Lounge | 07/24/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California insurance agent and his daughter are accused of swindling two injured workers out of $273,954 by promising to invest their settlement funds, but diverting the money for personal use, the state Department of Insurance said Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Fee Schedule Changes Target Air Ambulances, Compound Drugs | 07/24/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| For the first time, South Carolina's medical fee schedule seeks to limit reimbursements to air and ground ambulances. ...Read More | |||
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Farmers Names Fernandez, Kappler Business Unit Presidents | 07/21/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Farmers Insurance has named new presidents for two of its business units. ...Read More | |||
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FBI Seizes Insys-Linked Doctor's Patient Records | 07/21/2017 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal agents raided the office of an Overland Park pain management doctor with ties to Insys Therapeutics, an opioid manufacturer at the center of a federal kickback case, last week, the Kansas C...Read More | |||
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Failure to Document Hours Results in No Fee for Firm | 07/20/2017 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Alabama law firm that represented a worker who was injured when he had to jump off a runaway rail vehicle was hoping to be paid more than $400,000 for its services, but walked away with nothing last week after the Court of Civil Appeals ruled it did not adequately document the time it had spen...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Accused of Comp Fraud After Playing Gigs With Former Band | 07/18/2017 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Guilford firefighter has been accused of workers' compensation fraud for playing drums on a few songs with his former bar band and helping them set up equipment while out on a workers' compensation injury to his right knee. ...Read More | |||
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FDA Eyes Mandatory Opioid Training for Prescribers | 07/14/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
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| U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb wants to expand training available to doctors on opioid prescribing — and is even considering mandatory opioid education for prescribers. ...Read More | |||
