Workers' Compensation News
Positive Drug Tests in U.S. Workforce Highest in Two Decades | 03/31/2022 | ||
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The rate of positive drug test results in the U.S. workforce in 2021 reached its highest level since 2001, according to an analysis published Wednesday by Quest Diagnostics. ...Read More | |||
Project Safety Coordinator Can't Proceed With Labor Law Claims | 03/30/2022 | ||
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A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a safety coordinator’s Labor Law claims against an architect and general contractor for a construction project. ...Read More | |||
Psychiatrist to Pay $3M to Resolve False Claim Allegations | 03/29/2022 | ||
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Federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania said a psychiatrist and his wife agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations of submitting false bills to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs. ...Read More | |||
Public Administrator Can't Bring Labor Law Claims for Worker's Death but Can Pursue Contract Claim | 03/25/2022 | ||
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A New York appellate court tossed the Labor Law claims filed by a public administrator for a worker’s unwitnessed fall from a ladder, but the court said a breach of contract claim related to the accident could continue. ...Read More | |||
Pinnacol Distributes $50 Million Dividend | 03/23/2022 | ||
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Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance announced that it started distributing $50 million to more than 51,000 companies throughout the state Tuesday. P...Read More | |||
Property Owner Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Painter's Accident | 03/23/2022 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a homeowner was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from a fall while painting a barn the homeowner used as an art studio. ...Read More | |||
Plastics Recycler Faces $88K in Fines | 03/18/2022 | ||
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration imposed penalties of $88,423 on a Pennsylvania plastics recycling processor for permitting the development of a workplace hazard. ...Read More | |||
Pharmacy Benefits Manager ProdigyRx Launches | 03/16/2022 | ||
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Pharmacy benefits manager ProdigyRx, founded in 2020, announced Tuesday the launch of its business operations. Based in Austin, Texas, ProdigyRx offers...Read More | |||
PTSD Bill for Police, Firefighters Advances in Senate | 03/15/2022 | ||
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A bill was introduced in the Minnesota state Senate on Monday that would require treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in peace officers, firefighters and state troopers as part of workers' compensation benefit eligibility. ...Read More | |||
Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements | 03/10/2022 | ||
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Federal prosecutors in southern Illinois announced that a postal worker pleaded guilty to making false statements to receive benefits under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||