Workers' Compensation News
| Labor Department Investigates Alleged Misclassification at Condo Project | 08/31/2016 | ||
| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is investigating whether construction workers at a hotel-condominium project in Waikiki were misclassified as independent contractors. The Labor Department on Monday said in a statement that it and investigators from the Ha...Read More | |||
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Legislator Will Continue Fight for PTSD Coverage in Workers' Comp | 08/30/2016 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A South Carolina representative said he will resume a retiring senator’s fight to get post-traumatic stress disorder covered under workers’ compensation for first responders. ...Read More | |||
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LHWCA Didn't Cover Carpenter's Injuries From Building Housing Module for Oil Rig | 08/29/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a marine carpenter's injuries while constructing the housing module that would eventually be installed on an offshore oil rig were not compensable under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Liberty Mutual Hits Chiropractor With $17.7 Million Fraud Claim | 08/23/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Liberty Mutual and its affiliates last week filed a civil fraud complaint seeking $17.7 million in damages for allegedly overpaying an Illinois chiropractor and his businesses for treatments provided to injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Lawsuit Against Valeant Questions Prescribing Practices | 08/22/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals has been accused of securities fraud in a lawsuit that claims the drugmaker refilled patient prescriptions without their permission and steered them away from less expensive generic drugs. ...Read More | |||
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Lyft Partners With One Call in Expansion of Ride-Hailing in Medical Transportation | 08/18/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| More injured workers may soon be getting to medical appointments through ride-hailing service Lyft, under a partnership announced Wednesday between Lyft and One Call Care Management. ...Read More | |||
| Labor Dept. Proposing Rule Change on Petitions for Declaratory Rulings | 08/17/2016 | ||
| State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| South Dakota regulators have scheduled a Sept. 6 public hearing on a proposed rule change that would give the secretary of the Department of Labor & Regulation authority to dismiss requests for declaratory rulings without holding a hearing. Requests for declaratory rulings are made if...Read More | |||
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Lawsuit Seeks to Block Public Hearing on 19.6% Rate Hike | 08/15/2016 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida attorney is asking for a temporary injunction to block Tuesday's public hearing on a 19.6% workers' compensation rate increase, alleging that the Florida Department of Insurance Regulation and the National Council on Compensation Insurance have violated the state's open meet...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker's Interest in Opt Out Wanes After Okla. Commission Ruling | 08/11/2016 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A constitutional challenge to the Oklahoma Option has put the brakes on a lawmaker’s interest in drafting opt-out legislation in Wisconsin. ...Read More | |||
| Lack of Fall Protection for Construction Workers Nets Contractor $57,000 in OSHA Fines | 08/10/2016 | ||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Scranton contractor allowed employees to perform construction work without fall protection, the federal workplace safety agency found during a June inspection. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued $57,000 worth of penalties to Liberty Master Inc. after a co...Read More | |||
