Workers' Compensation News
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Report: Work-Study Student Charged With Fraud | 01/27/2022 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Minnesota State University work-study student was accused of workers’ compensation fraud after he was reportedly seen engaging in activities outside of the restrictions imposed by his doctor, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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Report: 'Rust' Producers Argue Exclusivity Bars Claims From Shooting | 01/26/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorneys for Alec Baldwin and producers of the movie “Rust” are asking a California judge to find that workers’ compensation exclusivity bars a lawsuit by the script supervisor who says she was hurt during a fatal on-set shooting last year, according to media reports. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Contractor Charged With Payroll Fraud | 01/21/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York contractor was indicted on suspicion of underreporting payroll to illegally reduce his workers’ compensation premiums, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Report: Man Accused of Faking COVID-19 Tests to Get Comp Benefits | 01/20/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Inspector General announced that a man from Staten Island was charged with workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly faking positive COVID-19 tests to get benefits, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Retired Police Officer Convicted of Premium Fraud | 01/19/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A retired San Jose police officer accused of dissuading workers at his Northern California security company from reporting on-the-job injuries pleaded no contest to multiple felony fraud charges, prosecutors announced. ...Read More | |||
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Rating Bureau Proposes 2.7% Increase | 01/18/2022 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts is recommending a 2.7% increase in average rates effective July 1. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Companies Fined $768k for Repeat Fall Exposures | 01/13/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries recently issued a combined $768,000 in fines against three roofing companies for repetitive safety violations exposing workers to dangerous falls. ...Read More | |||
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Rand Corp. Paper IDs COVID-19 Comp Considerations for Policymakers | 01/12/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Using workers’ compensation systems to provide medical and indemnity benefits to frontline workers who contract COVID-19 could be advantageous, according to a new report by Rand Corp. ...Read More | |||
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Reinisch Wilson Weier Holding Free Webinars in February, March | 01/07/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ compensation defense firm Reinisch Wilson Weier PC is hosting a series of free webinars in February and March covering topics that include mental health, presumptions and COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Rules Committee Schedules Confirmation Hearing for WCAB Chairwoman | 01/05/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Rules Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Chairwoman Katherine Zalewski on Jan. 12. ...Read More | |||
