Workers' Compensation News
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Lawsuit: Berkshire Comp Program a 'Reverse Ponzi' Scheme
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09/14/2016
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A guaranteed-cost workers’ compensation program sold and administered by affiliates of Berkshire Hathaway was a “reverse Ponzi” scheme that used unfiled side agreements to trick businesses into thinking they had insurance coverage when they were actually on the hook for all...Read More
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Legislation May Lead to Better Pure Premium Rate Decrease
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09/08/2016
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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OAKLAND, Calif. — The Governing Committee of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Wednesday approved a plan to file for a slightly larger decrease to pure premium rates, should Gov. Jerry Brown sign into law a bill that puts new restrictions on lien filings.
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Liberty Mutual Insurance Selling 2 Boston Office Towers
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09/08/2016
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State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance plans to sell two buildings in the city's Back Bay section, the company announced Wednesday.
The workers' compensation, auto and home insurer has put its 75 Arlington St. and 10 St. James Ave. office towers on the market.
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Labor Department Proposes Revisions to Treatment Guidelines
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09/02/2016
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is proposing to revise rules governing medical treatment guidelines to facilitate easier updates in the future.
The department’s guidelines are based on those used in Colorado’s workers’ compensation system. And the department...Read More
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Labor Department Investigates Alleged Misclassification at Condo Project
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08/31/2016
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State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical
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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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Liberty Mutual Hits Chiropractor With $17.7 Million Fraud Claim
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08/23/2016
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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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.
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Lawsuit Against Valeant Questions Prescribing Practices
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08/22/2016
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer
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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.
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