Workers' Compensation News
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Feds Arrest 7 in Alleged Dallas Pill Mill Scheme
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01/25/2016
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A doctor, a pharmacist and five other people were charged last week with conspiracy to illegally distribute oxycodone and hydrocodone through a Dallas pill mill, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas said.
Special agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency on Wednesday arreste...Read More
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Former SWCB Commissioner Michael Berns Dead at 72
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01/22/2016
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Former New York State Workers' Compensation Board Commissioner Michael Berns, who wrote a blog about the state workers' comp system, died at his home in New York City on Jan. 14. He was 72.
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Food Manufacturer Pays $100,000 in OSHA Settlement
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01/21/2016
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A major food manufacturer has accepted $100,000 in fines and agreed to a safety improvement plan after federal inspectors found repeated safety violations at its Atlanta facility.
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Fee Schedule Legislation Introduced in Virginia
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01/20/2016
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Republican lawmakers have introduced bills that would take Virginia off the short list of states that don't have workers' compensation medical provider fee schedules.
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FDA Committee Recommends Approval of Opioid Implant
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01/20/2016
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration committee has voted to recommend approval of Probuphine, described as the first long-acting, subdermal buprenorphine implant for the maintenance treatment of opioid addiction.
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Finger Amputation Leads to $51,000 Fine for Manufacturer
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01/12/2016
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State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Wisconsin manufacturer of commercial laundry equipment is facing federal fines of $51,000 after a worker’s hand was crushed in a folding machine, resulting in amputation of a finger.
Alliance Laundry Systems LLC of Ripon has been cited for one serious, one repeated and one other-t...Read More
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False Claim Leads to 12 Days in Jail for Claimant
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01/11/2016
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Columbus, Ohio woman served 12 days in jail and was ordered to pay a $250 fine after state Bureau of Workers' Compensation investigators determined she had submitted a false workplace injury claim.
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Fatal Trench Collapse Earns Firm Spot in Severe Violator Program
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01/06/2016
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Pennsylvania bridge repair and construction company earned $140,000 in proposed penalties and a spot on the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administrator's severe violator list after a trench collapse killed an employee.
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