Workers' Compensation News
Fired Cop Charged for WC Fraud and Underreporting Finances to WC Board | 06/24/2015 | ||
State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A former deputy sheriff was indicted last week after a grand jury found reason to believe he had committed workers’ compensation fraud and perjured himself in front of the Workers’ Compensation Board, according to the news site CentralMaine.com. Scott A. Francis, 40, allegedly...Read More | |||
Fitch Ratings Report Discusses Growth of Berkshire Hathaway in U.S. Commercial Lines | 06/19/2015 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Fitch Ratings released a report detailing the growth of Berkshire Hathaway’s influence on commercial lines within the United States, with workers’ compensation being the key driver in i...Read More | |||
FBI: Transcript Shows Calderon Was Advised of his Rights in Corruption Probe | 06/18/2015 | ||
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
"Is this for real?" former California state Sen. Ron Calderon asked when FBI agents informed him in a Las Vegas hotel room that he was the subject of an undercover corruption investigation. ...Read More | |||
FedEx Proposes $228M Settlement for Employee Misclassification Suit | 06/17/2015 | ||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
FedEx has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that it misclassified 2,600 drivers in California and Oregon for $228 million. As of Mo...Read More | |||
Failure to Protect Workers from dirty Needles Results in $62K in Penalties | 06/17/2015 | ||
State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A prick from a used needle prompted investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to conduct an inspection at an East Greenwich com...Read More | |||
Fairfield City Council Considers Contract Renewal of WC Claims-Management Co. | 06/16/2015 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The City of Fairfield is looking to continue using Innovative Claim Solutions to manage its workers’ compensation claims by renewing a 12-month,...Read More | |||
Finston Announced as General Counsel for Insurance Dept. | 06/15/2015 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
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Fraud Prosecutor Added to Department of Insurance | 06/11/2015 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
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Fifty most expensive Hospitals Charge 10 Times Medicare Rates, Studies Find | 06/10/2015 | ||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
The 50 most expensive hospitals in the country charge more than 10 times the amount that Medicare pays, researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Washington and Lee University have found – and workers’ compensation payers might be more susceptible to those m...Read More | |||
Fully Automated Litigation System Expected to Start this Fall | 06/10/2015 | ||
State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
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