Workers' Compensation News
| Pallet Maker Cited After Carbon Monoxide Sickens Workers | 07/10/2018 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A pallet manufacturer in Genoa, Illinois, is facing proposed federal penalties of $216,253 after 10 employees required emergency medical treatment for carbon monoxide exposure. Cleary Pallet Sales Inc. was issued citations on June 29 by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administrati...Read More | |||
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Pharmacist Sentenced to Five Years in Kickback Scheme | 07/05/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A Houston pharmacist this week was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with a kickback scheme linked to a chiropractor. Nermin Awad E...Read More | |||
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Police Officer With Pending Request for Reconsideration Can Benefit From Change in Law | 07/05/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a change to the governing statutes for psyche injuries sustained by police officers requires that the Workers’ Compensation Board consider a new version of the law in ruling on an application. ...Read More | |||
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Proposed Fee Schedules Would End Therapy for Injured Workers, Psychologists Say | 07/03/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| For almost 40 years, Robins and Associates, a psychology practice in New York City, has supervised mental health professionals who provide therapy to injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Pie Insurance Moves Into Eighth State | 06/29/2018 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pie Insurance has begun online sales of workers’ compensation policies directly to small businesses in North Carolina, the company announced on Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Panel Set to Approve New Hospital Inpatient Rates | 06/27/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation's Three-Member Panel will meet July 6 to approve new maximum reimbursement allowances for inpatient hospital care. ...Read More | |||
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Pricey Opioid Antidote Evzio Called Bad News for Settlements | 06/26/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Naloxone, a life-saving drug that can reverse opioid overdoses, is a workers’ comp “settlement killer” if prescribed in a pricey auto-injector form called Evzio, some claims companies are warning. ...Read More | |||
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Prosecutor Says Public Awareness Campaign Slashed Fraud Prosecutions | 06/18/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| SAN DIEGO — More arrests are coming in a fraud sweep that has already netted 55 arrests and 32 convictions, the chief of San Diego County’s insurance fraud prosecution unit told a business group on Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Puckett Departs DWC After 19 Years; Leaves Unique Safety Programs to D'Amura | 06/18/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Friday was the last day at the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation for the woman who has been credited with launching a number of programs designed to reduce workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Postal Worker Convicted for Submitting $46K in False Travel Claims | 06/15/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal jury convicted a Texas postal worker of theft of public money for submitting $46,000 in false travel reimbursement claims for treatment of an on-the-job injury. ...Read More | |||
