Workers' Compensation News
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Occupational Therapist, Others Sentenced for Comp Fraud | 01/24/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An occupational therapist in northeast Ohio has been barred from treating injured workers and was sentenced to five years' probation and a $2,500 fine after she pleaded guilty to billing for services she never provided. ...Read More | |||
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One Call Announces New Composition for Board of Directors | 01/22/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| One Call, a provider of specialty network management services for the workers' compensation industry, announced its newly appointed board of directors. ...Read More | |||
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OptumRx Responds to Overcharge Lawsuit | 01/10/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pharmacy benefits manager OptumRx has fired back against a lawsuit filed by the Ohio attorney general that claims the company overcharged the state-run workers' compensation system for prescription drugs. ...Read More | |||
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Observers Caution Against Certain WCAB Rule Changes for 2020 | 01/08/2020 | |
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| By: Tonika Reed (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board ushered in the new year by adopting a comprehensive rewrite of its procedural rules, despite objections from some observers who said the revisions could cause confusion or drive up system costs — and might exceed statutory authority....Read More | |||
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One Worker Gets Back Pay for Misclassification; Others Feel Chill After NLRB Ruling | 12/24/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Almost four months after the National Labor Relations Board ruled that a courier service driver in Arkansas is, in fact, an employee of her company, the woman is still negotiating over employment terms and back pay. ...Read More | |||
| OSHA Ordering Employer to Reinstate Illegally Fired Seaman | 12/23/2019 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ordered a petroleum barge company in New York to reinstate a seaman who the agency said was illegally fired in retaliation for cooperating with a U.S. Coast Guard safety investigation. ...Read More | |||
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Oversight Hearing Scheduled on QME Audit | 12/20/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Legislature’s Joint Legislative Audit Committee will hold an oversight hearing Jan. 7 to discuss a recent review of the qualified medical evaluator process. ...Read More | |||
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One Mass Shooting Results in 450 PTSD Claims | 12/11/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Six people sustained physical injuries, but more than 450 city workers have filed workers' compensation claims for mental stress following a mass shooting at Virginia Beach city offices in May that left 12 dead. ...Read More | |||
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Oil Field Worker Ordered to Pay $11,490 in Restitution Following Fraud Conviction | 12/09/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An oil field worker who went to work for a competing company while receiving workers' compensation benefits was ordered to pay $11,490 in restitution to Texas Mutual Insurance Co., the carrier announced. ...Read More | |||
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Orchid Medical Announces New Vice President of Business Development | 12/06/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ancillary medical management and cost-containment firm Orchid Medical on Thursday announced Kelly Noonan as its new vice president of business development for the Midwest. ...Read More | |||
