Workers' Compensation News
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One Call's Credit Rating Improves After Debt Restructuring | 11/06/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| S&P Global Ratings has upgraded the credit rating of One Call after the workers’ comp cost-containment company last month announced a restructuring of its debt. ...Read More | |||
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Owners of Tree Company Charged With Fraud After Accident | 11/04/2019 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owners of a tree trimming company in Minnesota are facing charges after a near-fatal accident resulted in allegations of premium fraud as well as underreporting payroll to reduce benefits paid to the worker who almost died. ...Read More | |||
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ODG: Evidence Backs Telemedicine for Few Conditions | 10/30/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Telemedicine is not a “one size fits all” solution when it comes to treating musculoskeletal conditions and is often being used without the backing of evidence-based research, according to a white paper by the publisher of the Official Disability Guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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One Call Receives $375 Million Investment, Restructures Debt | 10/29/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| One Call has restructured its debt with the help of a $375 million investment from two of its lenders, the company announced late Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Owner of Vocational School Charged in $650,000 Fraud Scheme | 10/25/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office accused the owner of a vocational school of diverting more than $650,000 that was supposed to be used to train California workers who suffered permanent disabilities. ...Read More | |||
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OWCA to Hold Hearing on Pain Treatment Guidelines | 10/21/2019 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Workers' Compensation Administration will hold a hearing Oct. 30 to discuss proposed changes to treatment guidelines for pain management. ...Read More | |||
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One Comp Attorney Wins House Seat, Another Defeated | 10/15/2019 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two well-known workers' compensation attorneys were candidates for the Louisiana House of Representatives, but only one survived Saturday's election. ...Read More | |||
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One Call's Credit Rating Downgraded After Late Interest Payment | 10/09/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| S&P Global Ratings on Monday lowered its credit rating for One Call and placed the rating on “credit watch,” with negative implications, after the company missed an Oct. 1 due date for an interest payment to a lender. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Cites Petroleum Refiner and Contractor After Worker Fatality | 10/07/2019 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a petroleum refiner, along with an industrial contractor, after a worker died at a refining facility in Tuscaloosa. ...Read More | |||
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One Call Uses Grace Period to Defer Interest Payment | 10/07/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| One Call, a workers’ comp care management company, is making a late interest payment on some of its debt, as allowed under a grace period, the company announced late Thursday. ...Read More | |||
