Workers' Compensation News
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Man Accused of Posing as Agent, Selling Fake Comp Policies | 08/19/2021 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Georgia man was arrested on multiple fraud charges for allegedly posing as an agent and selling phony workers’ compensation policies, according to a report by t...Read More | |||
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Massage Parlor Owner Targeted in Trafficking Sting Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud | 08/16/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The owner of a massage parlor raided in 2019 as part of a human trafficking investigation pleaded guilty to a felony comp fraud charge, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced. ...Read More | |||
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Maintenance Worker Who Died Wasn't Statutory Employee of Fabric Plant | 08/13/2021 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a man stricken by mesothelioma was not a statutory employee of the polyester fiber plant where he had performed maintenance. ...Read More | |||
| McCloud Returning as BWC Administrator | 08/12/2021 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Stephanie McCloud is returning to lead the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Employment Agency Scheme | 08/09/2021 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal prosecutors announced that a man overseeing an employment agency in Massachusetts pleaded guilty to charges that included underreporting payroll to reduce work comp premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Motion to Quash Can't Be Used as Means for Dismissal of Comp Claim | 07/23/2021 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s appeal of an adverse judgment was viable even though the decision did not conform to the Code of Civil Procedure and that the claim should not have been dismissed by way of a motion to quash. ...Read More | |||
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Matthew Keeping Joins Foresight as New Head of Distribution | 07/23/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Foresight Risk & Insurance Services announced that Matthew Keeping will join the company as head of distribution, leading the business development team and overseeing all market-facing functions. ...Read More | |||
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Man Pleads Guilty to Workers' Comp Fraud, Gets 2 Years' Probation | 07/19/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California man has been sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud, according to local media reports. ...Read More | |||
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MSPN 2021 Conference Going Virtual | 07/14/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Medicare Secondary Payer Network announced that the 18th annual MSPN Educational Conference will be held virtually Sept. 29-30. ...Read More | |||
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MedRisk Names John Jakovcic Senior VP of Technology | 07/09/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Workers’ compensation physical rehabilitation provider MedRisk appointed John Jakovcic as senior vice president of technology. ...Read More | |||
