Workers' Compensation News
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Race Track Owner Charged with Comp Fraud
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08/13/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The owner of an Owega, N.Y., motorcycle race track was charged last week with workers' compensation fraud, failing to carry coverage and 26 felony counts of offering a false instrument for filing, the Elmira Star-Gazette reported.The Tioga County, N.Y., Sheriff's Office, in coope...Read More
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Risk Conference to Explore SB 863, Latest Market Trends
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08/12/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Workers’ Compensation and Risk Conference from Oct. 2 to Oct. 4 will feature state regulators and system observers discussing what is and isn’t working with SB 863, as well as insurance industry experts talking about the latest trends in work comp.Christine Bak...Read More
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Roofer Charged with Producing False Insurance Certificate
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08/01/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A law enforcement task force set up to protect residents of the New Jersey coast from crooked contractors seeking repair work after last year's hurricane has charged a roofer with presenting a fraudulent insurance certificate after authorities had revoked his registration.Shane Wood,...Read More
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Roofers Charged with Failing to Report Payroll
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07/31/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The owners of a Wood County, Ohio, roofing business were found guilty on July 15 for failing to report payroll to the Bureau of Workers' Compensation in order to avoid workers' comp premiums, the bureau said.Frederick Diebert and Michelle Scaggs face possible prison terms of one ...Read More
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RBRVS Costs $89 Million Less in Latest Analysis
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07/25/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefCalifornia's conversion of its Official Medical Fee Schedule to Medicare's Resource-Based Relative Value Scale just got $89 million cheaper. On paper, at least.Rand C...Read More
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Retaliation Claim May Proceed, but Discrimination Suit Time-Barred
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07/24/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A San Diego Gas & Electric Co. employee waited too long to file suit to pursue her discrimination claim, but may proceed with her claim that the utility retaliated against her for filing a workers' compensation claim, the California 4th District Court of Appeal ruled.Case: Acuna ...Read More
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Regulators Seeking to Close Liquidation of Consolidated Mutual
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07/23/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The New York Liquidation Bureau has asked the state Supreme Court to close out the liquidation proceeding involving workers' compensation carrier Consolidated Mutual Insurance Co., to authorize continued payment of administrative costs and to disburse the assets of the failed carrier....Read More
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Report Shows Average Fees for Utilization-Review Services
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07/23/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Employers and insurers looking to save on utilization-review services may want to check out Uniontown MRPC or Industrial Rehabilitation Associates.Those two companies in 2012 charged the lowest average fees of 22 utilization-review and peer-review organizations listed in a report posted ...Read More
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RLI Corp.'s Q2 Underwriting Income Up Nearly $25M
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07/22/2013
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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RLI Corp. reported operating earnings of $27.5 million in the second quarter, compared to $25.2 million the same period last year.RLI’s gross premiums written increased 11% during the quarter, while net premiums written were up 15%. The company reported underwriting income of $25.6...Read More
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Right to Terminate Did Not Establish Employee Relationship
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07/19/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California 2nd District Court of Appeals found that a district manager for an insurance carrier was an independent contractor, citing several reasons, including the fact that she had signed a contract stating she was not an employee. Case: Beaumont-Jacques v. Farmers Group Inc., B239...Read More
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