Workers' Compensation News
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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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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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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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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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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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Feds Arrest 28 in Alleged OWCP Fraud Scheme
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11/17/2015
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Federal prosecutors have charged 28 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in connection with a fraud scheme that involved bribes, unnecessary medical treatment, fraudulent billing and falsification of medical records, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas announced Mond...Read More
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Fire Chief and Woman who Cashed Dead Mother's Check Plead Guilty to Fraud
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11/16/2015
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Six individuals have pleaded guilty to defrauding the Ohio's workers' compensation system.
The court actions ranged from a fire chief who fraudulently collected over $20,000, a woman who cashed her dead mother's check and a man who told an elaborate tale of being injured but w...Read More
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Four Business Owners Arrested on WC Fraud Charges
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11/13/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Four New York state business owners were arrested in what Inspector General Leahy Scott called an "ongoing coordinated effort" with local and state law enforcement agencies to investigate workers' compensation fraud.
Arrested were:
Douglas S. Griffen of Ithaca, owner...Read More
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