Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Worker's Golf Shopping Trip Leads to Forfeiture of Benefits | 07/12/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding that an injured worker forfeited his entitlement to benefits by misrepresenting his condition at a doctor’s appointment right before going shopping for a golf club. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Opens Registration for 107th Convention | 07/08/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions opened registration for its 107th convention scheduled for Oct. 26-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. ...Read More | |||
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Investigators Say Recent Fraud Activity Includes Overbilling, Potential Kickback Schemes | 07/01/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorneys allegedly billing clients for work they didn’t do and physicians billing for services they might not have performed are among the most recent comp fraud trends in the Lone Star State, a panel of investigators said Wednesday during the Texas Department of Insurance Workers&rsq...Read More | |||
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ICA Holding Fee Schedule Hearing July 29 | 07/01/2021 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that it will hold its annual fee schedule public hearing on July 29. The ICA is proposing to de...Read More | |||
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ICW Group Introduces Nurse Triage Hotline | 07/01/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| ICW Group Insurance Cos. launched a nurse triage hotline for its workers’ compensation policyholders that it said will give injured workers immediate, around-the-clock access to English- and Spanish-speaking nurses who specialize in treating non-emergency workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Opens Registration for 2021 Claims Seminar | 07/01/2021 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona opened registration for its 2021 claims seminar, which will be held online Aug. 12-13. The seminar will cover...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Launching Education Service | 06/30/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions is launching an online education service in 2022. IAIABC ...Read More | |||
| Injured Bus Driver had Coverage under Comp Policy PEO Obtained for Employer | 06/21/2021 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a bus driver was covered under a workers’ compensation insurance policy obtained by a professional employer organization pursuant to a personnel leasing agreement with his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Lifts Pandemic Restrictions | 06/11/2021 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Industrial Commission lifted pandemic restrictions for those who are fully vaccinated. “Individuals who are fully vaccinated may...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Can Compel Employer to Produce Her Claim File | 06/08/2021 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that an insurance carrier must produce all the documents in its possession related to an employee’s workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
