Workers' Compensation News
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Firefighters Gaining Ground in Cancer Presumption Debate | 03/02/2016 | |
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| By: Joe McDonald (reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After languishing for years in state legislatures, legislative bills that would create a presumption that cancer contracted by firefighters is a compensable occupational disease are gaining traction in at least five state houses. ...Read More | |||
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Free Webinar Offered on ICD-10 | 03/02/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| MedRisk will present a free continuing education webinar on March 3 titled “ICD-9 vs. ICD10: Update, Differences." The webinar will take p...Read More | |||
| Former CHP Officer Ordered to Pay $183,000 and Jailed for 60 Days | 03/01/2016 | ||
| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former California Highway Patrol officer has been ordered to serve 60 days in jail and pay $183,000 for filing a fraudulent workers’ compensation claim, th...Read More | |||
| Formulary Leads to NCCI Recommendation for 2.7% Loss Cost Reduction | 02/29/2016 | ||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 2.7% decrease in loss costs, effective Aug. 28, due to the adoption of a drug formulary. NCCI analyzed the impact of the Ten...Read More | |||
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Former Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced to Home Detention for Workers' Comp Fraud | 02/26/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former sheriff’s deputy in San Jose has been sentenced to 120 days in jail and ordered to pay $22,800 in restitution for filing a fraudulent workers’ compensation claim in 2015, ...Read More | |||
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Former Uranium Plant Workers Reportedly Not Compensated for Illness | 02/26/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Former employees of a uranium processing plant in Ohio say they’ve been sickened by the radiation exposure at their workplace, and the U.S. government is denying their claims for compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Fiscal Analysis Puts Damper on Proposed Comp Reforms in New York | 02/25/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An analysis of the expected financial impacts of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed workers’ compensation reforms has found no solid evidence that the measures would result in cost savings, leading some to wonder why the reforms are being pursued. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighters, Cities Square Off Over Cancer Presumption Bill | 02/25/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ohio firefighters are lining up against their employers in a battle over legislation that would create a rebuttable presumption of compensability for certain types of cancers. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighters Push Again for Cancer Presumption | 02/24/2016 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Idaho firefighters converged on the Capitol to request a hearing on whether certain cancers should be covered by the state's workers' compensation system, according to a report by KTVB. ...Read More | |||
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Feds Seek Eight-Year Sentence for Yee | 02/22/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prosecutors are recommending an eight-year prison term for former California state Sen. Leland Yee, who is accused of trying to sell his vote on a workers' compensation bill, arms dealing and other crimes, according to a sentencing recommendation filed with the federal court in San Francisco....Read More | |||
