Workers' Compensation News
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Ohio Man Worked for 35 Years While Collecting Benefits, Feds Say | 04/16/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio man has been charged with stealing more than $684,000 in benefits while continuing to work for 35 years, federal authorities announced....Read More | |||
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OSAG, CompSource Offering School Safety Grants | 04/13/2018 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma School Assurance Group and CompSource Mutual Insurance Co. are pledging $250,000 to support safety programs at OSAG member school districts. ...Read More | |||
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Out-of-State Insurance Carrier Owed No Coverage for Worker's Claim | 04/04/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that the state comp system had exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether an out-of-state carrier owed coverage for a worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
| O'Banion Named WC Court General Counsel | 04/04/2018 | ||
| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Assistant Nebraska Attorney General Lorra O'Banion is the new general counsel for the state's Workers' Compensation Court, the court announced Tuesday. O'Banion, wh...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Communications Contractor $13K After 3 Workers' Deaths | 03/30/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A communications contractor has been cited for federal safety violations after three workers were killed while trying to install a new antenna on a communications tower in Miami Gardens, Florida. ...Read More | |||
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One Claimant Convicted, Two Arrested on Fraud Charges | 03/26/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| One double-dipper was convicted in February and two claimants were arrested on workers’ compensation fraud charges, according to a monthly report by the Pennsylvania Insurance Fra...Read More | |||
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Ousted WC Judge Vows to Fight On Over Nomination Process | 03/19/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Almost two years after leaving office, a former Florida workers' compensation judge accused of vengeful and unreasonable actions continues to make waves for his former employer, and says he will keep doing so to protect a system he believes in passionately. ...Read More | |||
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Opioid Prescriptions, IMR Decisions Fall in 2017 | 03/15/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Opioid prescriptions continued to fall in 2017, a year that also saw the first decrease in independent medical review decisions, according to a pair of studies released by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Owner of Staffing Firm Convicted of Underreporting $2.8M in Payroll | 03/14/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a Central California staffing company was convicted of underreporting payroll to fraudulently avoid paying more than a half-million dollars in workers’ compensation premiums. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Cites Ohio Bag Manufacturer for Amputation | 03/14/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio plastic-bag manufacturer faces more than $150,000 in penalties for repeated safety violations after a worker lost part of his thumb in a bag-sealing machine. ...Read More | |||
