Workers' Compensation News
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PIP Carriers Must Reimburse Urgent Care Facility Fees | 08/07/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that three personal injury protection insurance carriers were required to reimburse an urgent care provider for its facility fees. ...Read More | |||
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Postal Service Raises Maximum Reward for Tips on Comp Fraud | 07/24/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Postal Service on Friday adopted a rule that includes a tenfold increase in the maximum reward for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of employees defrauding its workers’ compensation program. ...Read More | |||
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Prosecutors: Fatal Accident Exposes Alleged Payroll Fraud Scheme | 07/20/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said a fatal truck accident exposed a $460,000 fraud scheme involving the owner of a San Jose roofing company. ...Read More | |||
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Plumber Gets TTD Award for Infected Hand | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to an injured plumber for an infection that developed after he scraped his hand at a job site. ...Read More | |||
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Pritzker Appoints Kisa P. Sthankiya to Workers' Compensation Commission Review Board | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker appointed Kisa P. Sthankiya to serve on the Workers’ Compensation Commission Review Board. ...Read More | |||
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Pritzker Reappoints Wolin to Medical Fee Advisory Board | 06/27/2023 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker reappointed Dr. Preston Wolin to serve as a member of the Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Not Entitled to Summary Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claim | 06/23/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner was not entitled to summary judgment on an injured worker’s Labor Law claim based on the homeowner's exemption from liability. ...Read More | |||
| Pizza Maker Faces $2.8M Fine for Safety Violations | 06/16/2023 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Federal workplace safety regulators fined an Illinois pizza maker $2.8 million alleging that it could have prevented the death of a 29-year-old sanitation worker by following proper machine safety protocols. ...Read More | |||
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Police Officer Gets Benefits for PTSD After Colleague's Shooting Death | 06/01/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a police officer with post-traumatic stress disorder after one of his close friends was fatally shot while on duty. ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Announces $15M Dividend | 05/31/2023 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation carrier, Pinnacol Assurance, recently issued a general dividend of $15 million. The carrier sai...Read More | |||
