Workers' Compensation News
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Mechanic Repays $33,000 After Plea to Double Dipping | 12/11/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A mechanic for the New York Thruway Authority has repaid more than $33,000 in benefits after he pleaded guilty to working while collecting workers' compensation payments. ...Read More | |||
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MedRisk: Physical Therapy Visits, Duration of Care on Decline | 12/06/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The average number of physical therapy visits per case and the duration of physical therapy care is on the decline, according to a new industry trends report published by MedRisk. ...Read More | |||
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Mitchell/Genex Acquires CompAlliance | 12/03/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Mitchell/Genex acquired managed care services provider CompAliance, the company announced Monday. ...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Hires Safety Management Consultant, Corporate Risk Officer | 12/02/2019 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maine’s MEMIC Group appointed Jason LaCrosse as safety management consultant and James Romano as vice president/corporate risk officer. LaCro...Read More | |||
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McDonald's Workers File Suit Over Violence and Redesign of Restaurants | 11/22/2019 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Seventeen Chicago-area McDonald's workers have filed a lawsuit against the company, charging that a restaurant redesign has made it easier for angry customers to leap the counter and attack them. ...Read More | |||
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Max Benefit Level Drops for First Time in More Than 20 Years | 11/20/2019 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| For the first time in more than two decades, the average weekly wage and the maximum weekly workers' compensation benefit levels have dropped, Maryland officials said this week. ...Read More | |||
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Man Convicted of Payroll Fraud in 2008 Still Owes $9 Million in Restitution | 11/18/2019 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Massachusetts employment agency owner convicted of workers' compensation fraud, payroll fraud and tax fraud 11 years ago still owes as much as $9 million in restitution, according to state authorities and a local news report. ...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Launches Safety Experts Podcast | 11/15/2019 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| MEMIC launched a “Safety Experts” podcast to complement its safety blog and workshops aimed at improving the safety of workplaces throughout Maine. ...Read More | |||
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MTI America Opens Second Office | 11/07/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| MTI America opened a second office in South Florida for support staff workers as it focuses on its expansion plans. MTI delivers ancilla...Read More | |||
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Murray Energy, With $153 Million in Black Lung Comp Obligations, Files Bankruptcy | 10/30/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| One of the largest coal companies in the United States on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because of dwindling sales and mounting debt, including more than $150 million in workers' compensation benefits for black lung disease. ...Read More | |||
