Workers' Compensation News
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Man Gets 18 Months for Payroll Tax, Comp Fraud Conviction | 07/08/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A man convicted for his involvement in a construction industry payroll fraud scheme that evaded millions of dollars in workers’ compensation premiums was sentenced to 18 months in prison, federal prosecutors announced. ...Read More | |||
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Mail Carrier Accused of Double Dipping in $150,000 Fraud Case | 07/07/2021 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New Jersey mail carrier is accused of receiving more than $150,000 in federal workers’ compensation benefits as a result of failing to disclose outside employment during a five-year period, federal prosecutors announced. ...Read More | |||
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Mitchell/Genex/Coventry Buys Managed Care Organization | 07/06/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Mitchell/Genex/Coventry announced that it finalized the acquisition of QualCare Alliance Networks Inc., a managed care organization serving the New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York tri-state area. ...Read More | |||
| Max Benefit Climbs to $983, Minimum Up to $270 | 07/01/2021 | ||
| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The weekly maximum workers’ compensation benefit in Alabama increased 6.85% today. The maximum benefit will be $983, compared to $920 for people injured between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. The minimum benefit will increase to $270 from $253. The Department of La...Read More | |||
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Maximum Benefit Climbs 10.4% July 1 | 06/30/2021 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced that the maximum monthly benefit for workers injured on or after July 1 will increase by 10.4%, the second-largest increase in nearly 50 years. ...Read More | |||
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Municipality Properly Terminates Injured Fire Chief After Expiration of Leave | 06/25/2021 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a fire chief was properly terminated after one year of leave because of a back injury. Ca...Read More | |||
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Minimum Wage Increases for Construction Premium Adjustment Program | 06/17/2021 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Rating Bureau announced an increase in the minimum hourly wage employers must pay to receive a credit through the Construction Classification Premium Adjustment Program. ...Read More | |||
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Motion to Compel Worker's Attendance at FCE Doesn't Warrant Sanctions | 06/14/2021 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an employer did not act unreasonably in pursuing a motion to compel a worker’s attendance at a functional capacity evaluation. ...Read More | |||
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Man Forfeits Benefits by Failing to Disclose Work for Illegal Gambling Operation | 06/11/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the forfeiture of a worker’s benefits after his conviction for unlawful gambling, finding he had worked by engaging in bookmaking with others. ...Read More | |||
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Mail Carrier Charged With Comp Fraud Over Etsy Shop | 06/10/2021 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New Jersey mail carrier who failed to disclose profits from selling goods on Etsy while receiving benefits for a foot injury was charged with one count of fraud, federal prosecutors announced. ...Read More | |||
