Workers' Compensation News
Filers Warned to Take Care or Face Penalties | 12/30/2015 | ||
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation is warning insurers, administrators and self-insured employers to be careful when filing information electronically. ...Read More | |||
Form Changes Announced by Workers' Compensation Division | 12/29/2015 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Florida's Division of Workers' Compensation has announced a notice of form change for self-insurers, insurers, claims administrators and medical providers. ...Read More | |||
Findings Regarding High-Volume Opioid Prescribers Debated | 12/28/2015 | ||
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
An often-referenced finding from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute is that 10% of prescribers are responsible for 80% of opioid prescriptions in workers’ comp in California. ...Read More | |||
Former Police Officer Charged with Perjury and Fraud | 12/23/2015 | ||
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A former police officer who claimed to have suffered a work-related injury but was then allegedly spotted working out at a gym has been charged with perjury and fraud. ...Read More | |||
Fatal Crane Accident Leads to $109K in OSHA Fines | 12/23/2015 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A fatal crane accident prompted an inspection by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration that led to $109,000 in penalties against a Texas petrochemical loading and unloading facility. OSHA initiated an inspection after a worker was fatally injured by a defective crane at T...Read More | |||
Fraud Announcement Raises Questions About Appropriate Interpreter Charges | 12/22/2015 | ||
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A statement by the California Department of Insurance about the arrest of nine people working for an interpreting firm who were charged with ...Read More | |||
Failure to Follow Treatment Guidelines Costs Carrier $6K in Penalties | 12/22/2015 | ||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. to pay $6,000 in penalties and $3,500 in attorney fees for denying medica...Read More | |||
Forever 21 Store Agrees to Abate Safety Hazards | 12/21/2015 | ||
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Forever 21 Retail Inc. has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor that wi...Read More | |||
Firefighter Body Measurements Will Aid Safety-Equipment Design | 12/16/2015 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health have developed a database of firefighter body measurements intended to help ...Read More | |||
Feds Seize Luxury Cars from Pain Doc Accused of Billing Scam | 12/15/2015 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
Eugene Gosy Federal prosecutors have seized a 20...Read More | |||