Workers' Compensation News
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Powerful Republican Who Voted Against Formulary Took Money From Pond Lehocky, Report Shows | 05/07/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| One of Pennsylvania's most powerful Republican lawmakers acknowledged this week that he had accepted about $1,600 from Pond Lehocky, a prominent workers' compensation law firm that led the charge against a formulary bill this year. ...Read More | |||
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Police Chief Offers 'Easy Change' to Fix Embattled Retirement Program | 05/04/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The top cop in Los Angeles proposed an “easy change” to ensure that the city’s deferred retirement program is not susceptible to fraud or abuse, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Proposal to Exempt Work Comp Fund From Reserve Limit Heads to Senate | 05/04/2018 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill that would exempt from a reserve limit the administrative account that covers costs of administering the state workers’ compensation system is heading to the Senate. ...Read More | |||
| Price of Copies Out of Division's Hands | 05/03/2018 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation will accept public comments about whether the price of copying documents should be removed from the division’s purview. It’s a housekeeping move, because the state law now places document and copying charges under the state attorney ...Read More | |||
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Principles of Equity Required Revival of Claim From Street Sweeper Accident | 05/02/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The District of Columbia Court of Appeals revived a worker’s claim for benefits, saying further proceedings are necessary to determine whether principles of equity require that the her failure to meet a deadline for requesting reconsideration should be excused. ...Read More | |||
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Petition for Benefits Filed During Pendency of Motion Was Time-Barred | 05/01/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that the pendency of a worker’s timely-filed petition for benefits will not hold the statute of limitations open to later file an additional petition if the first one is dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Payer Flexibility Seen as Preventing Problems With Formulary Transition Deadline | 04/30/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Concerns that California's injured workers would be abruptly cut off their prescriptions when the drug formulary took effect on Jan. 1 have not come to pass, at least not yet. ...Read More | |||
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Proposed Rule Would Change Requirements for Non-Subscriber Policies | 04/30/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In the only state where workers' compensation is voluntary, authorities are updating regulations that say exactly what agents and brokers can say when they sell alternative work-injury coverage for employers who choose not to subscribe. ...Read More | |||
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Pharmacy Owner Sentenced in $100 Million Compounding Fraud Scheme | 04/30/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The owner of several compounding pharmacies in Florida was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a massive scheme that defrauded insurers of more than $100 million, the U.S. Department of Justice ...Read More | |||
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PEO Registration Bill Heads to Governor's Desk | 04/26/2018 | |
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| By: Carrie Miller (correspondent) | |||
| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Missouri is poised to become the 41st state to establish a licensing requirement for professional employer organizations, assuming Gov. Eric Greitens — who has been under felony indictment since March — signs the legislation. ...Read More | |||
