Workers' Compensation News
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Officer's Psyche Injury From Harassment Didn't Qualify Her for Duty Disability Retirement | 05/31/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The District of Columbia’s highest court ruled that a former police officer’s psychological injury from the sexual harassment she endured at work did not qualify as an injury in the performance of her duties for purposes of disability retirement benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Opioids and Disability Duration Are Topics of WCRI Webinar | 05/30/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting a webinar on June 21 to discuss the findings from a recently published WCRI study, “The Impact of Opioid Prescriptions on Duration of Temporary Disability.” ...Read More | |||
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Owners of 10 Medical Transport Companies Charged With False Billing, WC Fraud | 05/25/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The owners of 10 medical transport companies in upstate New York this week were charged with leading an extensive scheme to defraud the workers' compensation and Medicaid systems of millions of dollars, law enforcement officials announced. ...Read More | |||
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Owners of Food-Processing Plant Sentenced for Failing to Pay Wages | 05/23/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Two owners of a Nassau County food-processing plant have been sentenced for failing to pay overtime and minimum wages, the New York Attorney General’s Office ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Proposes Rule to Ensure Crane Operators Are Qualified | 05/22/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is accepting comments through June 20 on a proposed rule regarding crane operator certification requirements. ...Read More | |||
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Occ Med Specialist Jose Morales Joins Healthpointe | 05/14/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Southern California-based health care company Healthpointe has added occupational medicine specialist Dr. Jose R. Morales to its clinic in Perris. ...Read More | |||
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Overlooked Last Year, WC Appeals Judges Could Soon Get $7,000 Raise | 05/14/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After they were all but forgotten last year, Minnesota workers’ compensation appeals court judges could soon see a $7,000 pay raise, thanks to a bill that’s expected to pass the state House Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Owner of Security Company Accused of Payroll Fraud | 05/11/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a security company in San Jose was arrested on charges of underreporting payroll by more than $12 million in an attempt to reduce his workers’ compensation premiums, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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Orthopedic Surgery Without Opioids Is Possible, Researchers Say | 05/04/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina have found that a non-opioid strategy was as effective as opioids in relieving pain in patients undergoing shoulder replacement surgery, in what the researchers are calling a groundbreaking study. ...Read More | |||
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Owner of Pizza Shop Pleads No Contest to Fraud Charges | 05/03/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a pizza shop in Northern California pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of workers’ compensation fraud for underreporting payroll, the ...Read More | |||
