Workers' Compensation News
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Purdue to Hold Grain-Handling Safety Workshops
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06/13/2016
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By: Risk Media Solutions
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State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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Purdue University has scheduled three workplace safety workshops for farmers, particularly those with grain-handling facilities, the Purdue Exponent university newspaper reported.
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Proposed Opioid Tax Could Be Big Hit to Comp Payers
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06/06/2016
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Six U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would tax prescription opioid drugs to provide funding for substance abuse treatment, a move that would create substantial additional cost in workers’ compensation, where opioids are the most highly used class of medication.
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Prosecutor Files New Complaint Against Ahmed and Landmark Medical Management
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06/01/2016
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Orange County District Attorney has refiled charges against Kareem Ahmed, president and chief executive officer of Landmark Medical Management, in a case alleging more than $100 million in workers’ compensation fraud and a baby’s wrongful death.
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Plumbing Co. Doused With Citations After Car Kills a Worker
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05/27/2016
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By: Risk Media Solutions
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Philadelphia employer of a plumber who was killed after being hit by a passing car while repairing an underground leak has been hit with numerous safety citations and faces proposed fines of nearly $43,000.
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Pinnacol Joins Battle Over Single-Payer Initiative
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05/25/2016
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado's state-chartered carrier, has entered the debate over a ballot initiative that would create a single-payer health care system in the state, saying the proposal would demolish an otherwise stable workers' compensation system.
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