Workers' Compensation News
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Federal Rule Aims to Reduce Commercial Driver Coercion
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12/01/2015
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A final rule published in the Federal Register on Monday will help protect commercial truck and bus drivers from being forced to violate federal safety regulations. The final rule will ...Read More
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Fitch: U.S. P/C Industry Loss Reserves Remain Adequate
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11/30/2015
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U.S. property and casualty insurance reserves remain adequate, although projected deficiencies remain for workers' compensation and commercial auto liability segments, Fitch Ratings concluded in a special report released last week.
Loss reserves are the largest liability on insur...Read More
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Fire Chief Fired After Pleading Guilty to Fraud
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11/30/2015
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Trustees for Bokescreek Township, Ohio fired a fire chief after he pleaded guilty to workers' compensation fraud for collecting benefits from an injury on a previous job while leading the town's fire department.
The township trustees voted Tuesday to strip Fire Chief Don...Read More
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Finger Amputations Lead to OSHA Citations
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11/30/2015
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A 33-year-old worker at a metal stamping company lost three fingers in a mechanical power press, leading to 13 safety citations against the employer.
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Five More Charged in Spinal Fusion Kickback Scheme
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11/25/2015
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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Federal prosecutors announced five more people have been charged for their alleged role in a scheme that they say defrauded carriers out of $500 million through illegal spinal hardware markups and kickback payments -- charges which Michael D. Drobot pleaded ...Read More
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Fireman Will Face Fraud Charges
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11/25/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A volunteer fireman who took part in 177 call outs while pocketing $45,000 in workers' compensation will stand trial on perjury and workers' compensation fraud charges, a New York court ruled.
James Moreland, 66, of Wendelville, New York, worked as a fireman from 2009 through ...Read More
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Federal Insurance Office to Gather Data on Comp for Terrorism Risk Report
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11/23/2015
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The Federal Insurance Office has convened a series of meetings with stakeholder groups to find out what kind of terrorism insurance information is available and from what sources as it strives to comply with a mandate to issue a report to Congress, the National Council on Compensation Insurance s...Read More
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Fees for Services to Increase
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11/23/2015
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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New workers' compensation medical fee guidelines published by the Texas Department of Insurance will increase prices by 1.1%.
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Forklift Hits Worker; OSHA Cites Company
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11/17/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Schenectady recycling plant has been cited by OSHA after a worker was hit by a forklift, suffering a compound leg fracture.
Tomra NY Recycling LLC faces proposed fines of $84,000 following the May 14 incident. OSHA cited the company on Nov. 6 for one willful and two serious violations....Read More
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