Workers' Compensation News
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Feds Move to Revoke Release for Attorney Charged in Kickback Case | 10/02/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal prosecutors in Southern California are seeking to lock up San Clemente attorney Lee Mathis, whom they accuse of pocketing the proceeds from court-approved collection activities while he was on bond pending trial in a kickback scheme. ...Read More | |||
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Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Phony Mileage Reimbursement Requests | 10/02/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former U.S. Postal Service worker pleaded guilty to mail fraud charges for submitting phony mileage reimbursement requests to the federal Office of Workers’ Compensation ...Read More | |||
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Fund Can't Collect Reimbursement From Tortfeasor in Excess of Subrogation Lien | 10/02/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that the Statewide Insurance Fund could not demand reimbursement for payments made for a worker’s medical treatment from a third-party tortfeasor after the worker satisfied the subrogation lien. ...Read More | |||
| Formulary Talks to Continue During LMAC Meeting on Tuesday | 09/28/2017 | ||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Montana’s Labor-Management Advisory Council will continue debating the possibility of adopting a prescription drug formulary when it meets Tuesday. The council has been discussing a workers’ compensation formulary since at least 2015 when state lawmakers failed to pass a bill ...Read More | |||
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Former Physician Indicted on Fraud and Drug Charges | 09/28/2017 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former Lebanon physician who operated two clinics in Russell County has been indicted on federal fraud and drug charges. A federal grand jury ch...Read More | |||
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Fees Can't Be Assessed on Carrier for Allegedly Unreasonable Delay in Authorizing Surgery | 09/28/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that an insurance carrier was not liable for the payment of attorney fees for its allegedly unreasonable delay in authorizing surgery. ...Read More | |||
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Foot and Ankle Specialist Joins OrthoAtlanta | 09/25/2017 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Minoo Hollis, a foot and ankle specialist, has joined OrthoAtlanta in Stockbridge. Hollis will provide care to patient...Read More | |||
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Fines for Uncorrected Errors in Unit Stat. Reports to Double Next Year | 09/22/2017 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Carriers that fail to file their unit statistical reports to the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Insurance Association will be fined $100 per month instead of the current $50, under a revision to the Minnesota Statistical Plan that will take effect July 1, the association announced. ...Read More | |||
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Former Insurance Broker Sentenced for Fraud | 09/21/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former insurance broker has been sentenced to three to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to grand larceny and fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Former Airport Security Officer Pleads Guilty to Workers' Compensation Fraud | 09/14/2017 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A former airport security officer has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining nearly $40,000 in federal workers’ compensation benefits. Richard ...Read More | |||
