Workers' Compensation News
| Roofer Pleads to Fraud, Owes $54,000 in Premiums and Penalties | 10/11/2016 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The owner of a Sandusky, Ohio roofing company has pleaded guilty to fraud for failing to maintain workers’ compensation insurance coverage. ...Read More | |||
|
Report: One Call Signs Contract With Maker of Wearable Pain-Treating Device | 10/07/2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| One Call Care Management has finalized a contract with the maker of a wearable ultrasound device to treat acute and chronic muscle injuries, Connecticut's Fairfield County Business Journal reports. ...Read More | |||
| Recycling Co. Fined $318,000 for Improper Gas Storage, Lax Training Enforcement | 10/06/2016 | ||
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Georgia recycling company that failed to report an amputation within 24 hours was cited for nearly $318,000 worth of workplace safety violations this week. Each citation issued to Columbia Recycling Corp. carried a fine, and the Dalton employer received nine as the result of an Apr...Read More | |||
|
Report Will Explore Effects of Opioid Prescription Limits | 10/03/2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maine Bureau of Insurance will meet with stakeholders Oct. 31 to discuss the 2015 Public Law Chapter 488, An Act to Prevent Opiate Abuse by Strengthening the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program. ...Read More | |||
| Registration for CAAA Winter Convention Opens Monday | 09/30/2016 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Applicants' Attorneys Association announced that it will start accepting registration Monday for its 2017 winter convention. The annual convention will be held Jan. 25-29 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. Registration is $795 for CAAA members before ...Read More | |||
|
Roofer's History of Shaky Ladders Fuels $61,000 OSHA Fine | 09/30/2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A Colorado Springs roofing contractor's history of failing to secure ladders at its job sites contributed to a recent $61,000 fine from the federal workplace safety agency. ...Read More | |||
|
Report Claims Little Oversight of Workplace Safety in State's Oil Industry | 09/29/2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Oil and gas industry regulators have no authority to punish companies for workplace safety violations and they don’t share accident reports for safety officials, according to a report by the Denver Post...Read More | |||
|
Rule Changes Impact UR, Electronic Filing, Attorney Liens | 09/23/2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration will make changes to five sections of its rules on Sept. 30, the agency announced on its website. ...Read More | |||
|
Regulators Close to Deciding on Proposed 19.6% Rate Increase | 09/23/2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida regulators are “very close” to completing a review of NCCI’s proposed 19.6% loss cost rate increase filing and making a decision, The News Service of Florida rep...Read More | |||
|
Results Mixed for CMS Voluntary Bundled Payment Program | 09/22/2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a progress report on its voluntary bundled payment initiative, and results for orthopedic surgery bundles so far appear promising, with lower costs and no apparent decline in the quality of outcomes. ...Read More | |||
