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Hauling Company, Landfill Agree to Pay $33,000 to fired Whistleblower 03/23/2015
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A landfill and a hauling company have settled with a worker who they allegedly fired for filing a whisteblower complaint with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A truck driver working for Panther City Hauling filed the complaint against his employer and Perry Ridge La...Read More
 
 
High Court Says Employers Must Pay Hospitals at same Rate as 'any Payer' 03/12/2015
By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that an employer's liability for hospital services must be determined using the filed rates that a hospital is required to charge "any payer," unless the employer has negotiated an agreement with the hospital for a reduced rate. The case i...Read More
 
 

Hospitals, Nurses Vie for alternate Routes to Health Care Safety following Rash of Attacks 03/12/2015
State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Two health care associations are pushing separate measures through the Minnesota Legislature in an attempt to address a recent spate of violence against medical professionals. ...Read More
 
 
Hollywood Man Charged with Comp Fraud, Money Laundering 03/12/2015
Source: Florida Department of Financial Services
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Florida Department of Financial Services has announced the arrest of a Hollywood resident on charges of money laundering and workers’ compensation fraud. An investigation by the department’s insurance fraud division discovered a scheme involving several shell companies tha...Read More
 
 
Hotel Owner Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Payroll Scam 03/11/2015
State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The owner of two Kansas City-area hotels who hired undocumented workers and paid them under the table to avoid payroll taxes and workers' compensation premiums was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for his crimes, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas announced....Read More
 
 

Hupy and Abraham Moves to larger Office in West Des Moines 03/11/2015
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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High Court Says Worker Can't Get Modification of Settlement due to Doctor's alleged Rating Error 03/10/2015
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Vermont Supreme Court vacated an order allowing a worker to modify the settlement of his comp claim based on an alleged mistake in the doctor's assessment of his impairment rating. Case: Marshall v. State, No. 2014-107, 03/06/2015, published. Facts: Jeffrey Marshall worked...Read More
 
 
Health Care Services Board and Treatment Guideline Subcommittee to Meet 03/09/2015
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents' Health Care Services Board will meet in executive session on March 14 to discuss a complaint. No other information was given about the complaint on the board's agenda. Executive sessions are closed to the public. On the...Read More
 
 
Hog Farm Contractor Accused of Forging Certificates of Insurance 03/06/2015
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
An investigation by the North Carolina Insurance Department resulted in the arrest Thursday of an agricultural contractor for allegedly forging certificates of workers' compensation and liability insurance. James Quinn, 52 of Hampstead, North Carolina, is charged with one count of obt...Read More
 
 

House Passes RTW Bill, TD Clarification Moving through Senate 03/05/2015
State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The New Mexico House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would prohibit an injured worker from collecting temporary disability benefits when an employer offers work at or above pre-injury wages. ...Read More
 
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