Workers' Compensation News
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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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Labor Dept. Proposing Rule Change on Petitions for Declaratory Rulings
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08/17/2016
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State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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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
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08/15/2016
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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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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