Workers' Compensation News
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Providence Scheduling Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud in Referral Scheme | 04/05/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Another company will plead guilty for its role in an illegal referral scheme involving providers, attorneys and marketers in Southern California. ...Read More | |||
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Patriot National Sells Global HR Research | 04/05/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Patriot National Inc. has sold the assets of Global HR Research, a provider of pre-hire intelligence services, for up to $30 million. Global HR ...Read More | |||
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Payment of Vacation, Sick Time Isn't 'Earned' Income for Worker Collecting Impairment Benefits | 04/03/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| In a case of first impression, Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a worker's previously accrued sick leave and vacation time could not be included in the calculation of his earnings during the weeks in which he was entitled to impairment benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Police, Firefighters Vigorously Oppose Reform Bill | 03/30/2017 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky police and firefighters have come out strongly against a bill that would roll back workers' compensation benefits, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. ...Read More | |||
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Public Interest Groups Want to Defend OSHA Rules | 03/28/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As the Trump administration works to overturn regulations enacted during Obama's presidency, a group of four nonprofits is trying to intervene in two lawsuits challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s electronic reporting rule. ...Read More | |||
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Public Hearing to Discuss Two Proposed Rule Amendments | 03/28/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing April 25 on proposed amendments to two rules that are subject to a five-year review and require statutory changes. ...Read More | |||
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Police Continue Push for Expanded PTSD Benefits | 03/27/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Ohio’s largest police union is asking lawmakers to change the state’s workers’ compensation law to cover more claims for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Public Hearing Will Focus on Updates to Health Care Manuals | 03/27/2017 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Three-Member Panel, which oversees the Division of Workers’ Compensation, will hold a public meeting to review and adopt the 2017 editions of the Health Care Reimbursement Manual, Hospital Reimbursement Manual and the Ambulatory Surgical Center Manual. ...Read More | |||
| Pilot Dispute-Resolution Program Expands Statewide | 03/24/2017 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has launched a voluntary two-step program to expedite the resolution of some disputes. The program expands to Houston later this month when the DWC will offer free training from noon to 1 p.m. March 30-31 at the Houston East Field Office, ...Read More | |||
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Prosecutors Move to Seize $2M From Suspected Pill Mill Doctors | 03/23/2017 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal prosecutors have filed a civil action to seize more than $2 million in investments and assets from two Birmingham doctors accused of insurance fraud, money laundering and running a pill mill, ...Read More | |||
