Workers' Compensation News
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IWCC Cancels Sept. 11-12 Hearings for Training
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08/13/2013
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced that there will be no hearings or settlement reviews on Sept. 11 and 12. The agency explained that all arbitrators and workers' compensation commissioners will be in training sessions on Sept. 11 and 12, which means that the...Read More
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Inspectors Issue Stop-Work Order against Construction Company
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08/12/2013
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Connecticut Division of Wage and Workplace Standards on Thursday issued a stop-work order against a New York-based construction company for failure to provide onsite payroll records and proof of workers' compensation insurance in Connecticut.Labor Commissioner Sharon M. Palmer sa...Read More
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IAIABC Appointing Centennial Council to Mark 100th Year
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08/09/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions is forming a committee to plan the celebration of its 100th anniversary next year.IAIABC was formed in 1914 and the organization plans to appoint a Centennial Council from its membership, with representatives fro...Read More
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Industrial Commission Renews Rules Review Process
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08/09/2013
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission announced it has begun reviewing 36 rules that were disapproved by state lawmakers last session through passage of Senate Bill 174, which also mandates that the commission develop a new process for resolving medical treatment disputes.Lawmakers di...Read More
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IWCC Directs General Case Information Requests to Website
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08/06/2013
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission's File Room will no longer print and certify case screens for the general public, as the commission has made case information available on its website. The commission announced that it made the change to give its staff more time to pr...Read More
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Industrial Commission Posts Increased Fee Schedule
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08/05/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Arizona Industrial Commission has posted on its website an update to its medical fee schedule that will increase fees for evaluation and management codes by 22% and physical therapy codes by 15%.Insurers and employers protested the proposed fee schedule increase, calling on the commi...Read More
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Investigators Arrest 5 in Staffing Company Insurance Probe
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08/01/2013
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Investigators for the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud have arrested the owner of a temporary staffing agency, an insurance agent and three others on charges that they bilked employers in a scheme involving phony workers' compensation insurance certificates.Florida Chief Financial...Read More
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Insurance Department Hiring Fraud Investigator
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07/31/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Idaho Department of Insurance is hiring a fraud investigator.Responsibilities for the position include conducting field investigations, analyzing financial records and working with law enforcement agencies to identify and prosecute insurance fraud.Requirements for the pos...Read More
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