Workers' Compensation News
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Principles of Fairness Barred Worker From Changing Position
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03/15/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer
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The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker who successfully pursued a claim for permanent total disability benefits for a 1983 knee injury could not later take the position that he had actually been permanently and totally disabled by an earlier injury.
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Police Benefits Bill Held Hostage, Widow Says
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03/15/2018
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A bill that would improve the death benefits for families of police officers killed in the line of duty is being held hostage because the police union opposes other bills that would affect pensions and workers' compensation benefits, a Louisville police widow charged this week.
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Pharmacist, Assistant Sent to Prison for Compounding Scheme
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03/14/2018
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Florida pharmacist was sentenced to 17 years in prison, and his assistant to more than 15 years, for paying kickbacks to health care providers who prescribed compounded drugs in a scheme that defrauded government health care programs of $30 million, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office...Read More
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Passage of Time Didn't Break Causal Connection
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03/07/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that the passage of five years between the date of a worker’s compensable physical injury and the date she was diagnosed with depression did not mean that her condition was not compensable, as a matter of law.
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Pain Management Doctor Charged in Kickback Scheme
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03/07/2018
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A pain management doctor in Passaic County has been charged with first-degree conspiracy and money laundering for an alleged kickback scheme that netted him more than $500,000.
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Pinnacol Adds Three Members to Board
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03/07/2018
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance announced that the state Senate confirmed the governor’s appointment of three directors.
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