Workers' Compensation News
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Oxycodone Distributor Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison
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02/06/2019
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State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Wisconsin man who asked his customers to call him “Mr. White” or “Ghost” has been sentenced to 72 months in prison for conspiring to distribute oxycodone and using a firearm to further the conspiracy.
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OCDA Charges Four More in Referral Scheme
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02/04/2019
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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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Editor's Note: Charges against all defendants reported in this article were dismissed in July 2023.
Southern California prosecutors charged four more people with participating in the widespread capping scheme involving Providence Scheduling, including tw...Read More
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OSHA's Electronic Reporting Requirements Remain in Flux
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02/04/2019
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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Despite last month’s rollback of federal requirements for businesses to electronically submit workplace injury records, the reversal is now facing legal challenges, and at least one state — California — could potentially take action to keep the requirements alive.
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One Call Denies Referring Patients to Cheapest Providers
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01/23/2019
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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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One Call denies referring California injured workers only to chiropractors offering the biggest discounts, saying in court filings that it uses a “proprietary scoring system” to decide which chiropractors will see the most patients.
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OIEC Wants Lawmakers to Extend Deadline for Filing Appeals
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01/10/2019
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Forty-five days may be a standard time frame in many legal proceedings in Texas and around the country. But for injured workers who don’t yet have a lawyer but want to take their claim to court, a month and a half is simply not enough time, the Texas Office of Injured Employee Counsel says ...Read More
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