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	Homeowner Qualified as Tree Trimmer's Employer but Had No Tort Liability for Worker's Fall		06/13/2018
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: CA \| Segment: WEST \| 911 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 54 min read
	A California appellate court ruled that a homeowner was not liable to a worker he had hired to trim trees on his property as a matter of law, even though the worker qualified as his employee. ...Read More


	Homicide Suspect Sentenced in Work Comp Case		06/12/2018

	State: OH \| Segment: NORTH \| 152 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 4 min read
	An Ohio man suspected of killing a man who was romantically interested in his girlfriend has been sentenced to a year in prison for creating a phony workers’ comp certificate of coverage, according to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More


	Health Care Worker Ordered to Pay $10K Restitution for Overbilling		05/22/2018

	State: TX \| Segment: SOUTH \| 190 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 21 min read
	A Texas health care worker was ordered to pay $10,000 restitution for overbilling insurers for time spent on functional capacity examinations, the Division of Workers’ Compensation announced Monday. ...Read More


	Heavy Fines Proposed for Alleged Lead Exposure at Battery Plant		05/22/2018

	State: WI \| Segment: NORTH \| 76 \| 0 \| Popular with Insurance \| 83 min read
	A Milwaukee battery manufacturer is facing proposed penalties of $147,822 for allegedly exposing employees to lead and failing to implement an effective lead management program. ...Read More


	House Gives Final Approval to Notice Bill		05/18/2018

	State: MO \| Segment: SOUTH \| 180 \| 0 \| Popular with Insurance \| 44 min read
	Missouri employers would be able to comply with the state’s notice requirements by electronic means, and self-insured groups that serve local governments would be able to use either the average rate classification or filed rate method of setting members' rates, under a bill that pa...Read More


	Highrise Builder Accused of Stealing Wages, Avoiding Taxes and Premiums		05/17/2018

	State: NY \| Segment: NORTH \| 254 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 50 min read
	Manhattan prosecutors accuse a Queens construction company and its payroll processing company of cheating a workers’ compensation carrier, employees and state tax collectors out of nearly $10 million, according to press reports. ...Read More


	House Approves Bill Increasing WC Appeals Court Judge Salaries		05/17/2018

	State: MN \| Segment: NORTH \| 77 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 16 min read
	As expected, the Minnesota House of Representatives voted 127-0 to pass a bill that increases the salaries of workers’ compensation judges by about $7,000 and allows retired administrative law judges to hear cases in the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. ...Read More


	High Court Says Death Benefit Statute, Exclusive Remedy Pass Constitutional Muster		05/15/2018
	By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
	State: AK \| Segment: Top \| 218 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 12 min read
	Alaska's statutory cap on benefits when a worker without dependents dies is constitutional, and exclusive remedy prevents a mother from trying to pursue a defective-machinery lawsuit to recover damages, the state Supreme Court ...Read More


	High Court to Hear Arguments in UR Malpractice Dispute May 29		05/11/2018
	By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
	State: CA \| Segment: Top \| 1457 \| 1 \| Popular with Legal \| 33 min read
	California’s Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments at the end of the month in a case that has the potential to disrupt how utilization review is performed in the state’s workers’ compensation system. ...Read More


	House Passes Legislation Creating PTSD Presumption for 1st Responders		05/10/2018

	State: MN \| Segment: NORTH \| 378 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 45 min read
	The Minnesota House of Representatives has passed legislation that would create a presumption for post-traumatic stress disorder claims filed by first responders. ...Read More

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KS - OSCAR in Focus During WCD's Annual Work Comp Conference

07/23/2018 | 40 | 0

The Kansas Workers Compensation Division will share information about its Online System for Claims Administration and Research/Regulation during the 44th Annual Workers Compensation Seminar, scheduled for Sept. 25-26 at the Overland Park Convention Center. Matthew Bryant Matthew Bryant, president of WorkComp Strategies of Richmond, Virginia, is scheduled to speak on the opening day of the session. His company is one of two vendors that designed the state’s online system, known as OSCAR, which is scheduled to launch in October. CapTech Ventures also worked on the project. ... Read More

FL - Additional Charges Filed in Alleged Check-Cashing Scheme

07/23/2018 | 20 | 0

Federal prosecutors have filed new charges against two Honduran nationals who were previously charged in a scheme that set up shell companies to supply workers to contractors so they could avoid payroll taxes and workers’ compensation premiums. The U.S. Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Florida charged Fanny Melina Zelaya-Mendez, 39 with making false statements to a federal agent, aggravated identity theft and three counts of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service. The office also charged Roger Omar Zelaya-Mendez, 34, with one count of conspiracy to defraud the IR... Read More

CT - Governor Names Segarra to WC Commission

07/20/2018 | 83 | 0 | 62 min read

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy on Wednesday nominated former Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra to serve on the state's Workers' Compensation Commission. Pedro Segarra (Wikipedia photo) Segarra, an attorney, was leader of the Hartford City Council in 2011 and was elevated to mayor after Mayor Eddie Perez was convicted on corruption charges and resigned, according to a news report. Segarra won an election the next year but lost in the Democratic primary in 2015. Since 2016, Segarra has been of counsel at the law firm of Shimkus, Murphy and Rosenberger in Hartford, and also has his o... Read More

OH - BWC Staff Recommending 12% Rate Decrease for Local Governments

07/20/2018 | 59 | 0

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced Thursday that it is recommending a 12% rate reduction for school districts and local governments, to take effect Jan. 1. The BWC said the reduction would be the second-largest decrease for the state’s public employers since at least 1985. The reduction would save $21 million annually. The BWC has decreased local government rates seven times since 2011 for a cumulative 41.8% reduction with a statewide financial impact of $435 million, the agency said. The bureau is also in the midst of delivering approximately $157 million in reba... Read More

NY - Claimant Faces Larceny Charge of Underreporting Wages

07/20/2018 | 69 | 0 | 2 min read

An Upstate New York claimant was arrested Thursday and charged with defrauding a workers’ compensation carrier out of $4,000 in benefits, the state Inspector General’s Office said. Carolyn Guarnieri, of Depew, was charged with offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree, and petit larceny. Investigators say Guarnieri began receiving workers’ compensation benefits in 1988 after reportedly injuring her back while moving a patient at the Erie County Home and Infirmary. She reported to her insurance carrier in January 2016 that she had returned to the workforce ... Read More

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