Workers' Compensation News
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Prior Employer Not Liable for Cost of Surgery After New Injury | 08/24/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker's prior employer was not liable for the cost of his surgery after he injured his back while working for a new company. ...Read More | |||
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Parties' Stipulation of Fee Due to Discharged Attorney Must Be Honored | 08/22/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida 1st District Court of Appeal on Friday ruled that judge of compensation claims overstepped her authority by refusing to honor an agreement between a claimant's former attorney and current counsel on the fair value of services rendered before the new attorney took over the case....Read More | |||
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Proposed Changes to Lien Rules Raise Question Over Reasonableness of Denials | 08/18/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| If legislation drafted by the Department of Industrial Relations becomes law, out-of-network doctors providing non-emergency treatment to injured workers would have to file an affidavit stating the employer didn’t have a medical provider network or that the claim was neglected or unreasonab...Read More | |||
| Penalties for Workplace Safety Violations Increasing 78% in 2017 | 08/18/2016 | ||
| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services on Wednesday said it will increase penalties for safety violations by 78% next year to comply with a federal requirement to index the fines for inflation. Congress in November 2015 passed legislation requiring all federal agencies to adjust civ...Read More | |||
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Proposed Penalties of $263,500 Follow Finger Amputation at Poultry Plant | 08/18/2016 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A worker at a poultry processing plant in Center suffered a finger amputation while trying to clear a conveyor belt jam, leading to $263,498 in proposed fines against the company from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ...Read More | |||
| Prosecutors Push for Bond Revocation for Convicted Workers' Comp Fraudster | 08/18/2016 | ||
| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former letter carrier convicted of workers’ compensation fraud in 2013 and awaiting sentencing on that conviction has been defrauding veterans and police officers with an online clothing store, federal prosecutors allege. Court documents say Sean Eric Slaton, 43, should have his b...Read More | |||
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Praxsyn Misses Third SEC Filing Deadline | 08/17/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The parent company for Southern California compounder Mesa Pharmacy informed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it was not able to file its financial statement for the second quarter of 2016. ...Read More | |||
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Patriot National Net Income Up in Q2 as Decision Looms on Sale to Ebix | 08/17/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Patriot National Inc. has reported second quarter net income of $14.2 million, up from $1.02 million in the prior-year quarter, as the company moves closer to deciding on a sale to Ebix Inc. ...Read More | |||
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Prosecutors Charge 8 in Alleged Compounding Drug Fraud Scheme | 08/11/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal grand jury has indicted eight Florida men in an alleged drug compounding scam that prosecutors say netted $157 million from Medicare, Tricare and private insurance companies. ...Read More | |||
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Post Office in Town of 600 Fined $50,000 for Asbestos Hazards | 08/09/2016 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Indiana post office exposed workers to asbestos hazards, netting it nearly $50,000 in federal safety penalties. The Occupational Safety and He...Read More | |||
