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Workers' Compensation News
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Sunz Holdings Launches Expanded Subrogation Services
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06/18/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 133 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 62 min read
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Sunz Holdings LLC has announced the formation of Avalon Subrogation Partners, a subrogation company focused on recovering claim payments from parties who may have caused or contributed to the accident or insured the loss.
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Surgeon's Arrest Prompted by Tip About Applicant Fraud
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06/15/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1816 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read
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An investigation that led to the arrest of a Northern California doctor for allegedly overbilling insurers for X-rays got its start during a probe into suspected fraud by an applicant, a prosecutor said Thursday.
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State's High Court Says Payment for Marijuana Can't Be Ordered
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06/15/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: ME | Segment: Top | 721 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 67 min read
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An employer cannot be ordered to reimburse an injured worker for medical marijuana, because such a payment would be “aiding and abetting” a violation of federal law, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled on Thursday.
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Suspension of Widow's Out-of-State Benefits Allows Her to Collect In-State
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06/15/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 112 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a widow was entitled to death benefits through the state workers’ compensation system during the time her benefits payable through the comp system of another state were suspended.
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Surgeon Arraigned on Fraud Charges for Alleged Overbilling
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06/14/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 2129 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 127 min read
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A California orthopedic surgeon was arraigned Wednesday on charges that he bilked workers’ compensation carriers and other insurers out of $700,000 by providing unnecessary and excessive treatment.
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Sunz Subsidiary Opening Branch Office in Sacramento
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06/14/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 346 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 79 min read
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Next Level Administrators, a subsidiary of Sunz Holdings that provides claims administration services, is expanding into the California market with the opening of an office in Sacramento.
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Senate Resolution Keeps Reform Bill Alive
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06/14/2018
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 166 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 37 min read
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The Alaska state Senate passed a resolution to suspend legislative rules and allow a vote on a bill that would overhaul the state workers’ compensation system even though the Senate did not take a vote on the measure before adjourning its regular session.
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San Jose Mulling Elimination of In-House Claims Staff
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06/12/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1161 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 82 min read
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Officials with San Jose, California, are proposing the elimination of the city’s in-house claims shop and handing off administration of all of the city’s workers’ compensation claims to a third-party administrator.
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SAIF Board Elects Chairman, Welcomes New Member
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06/12/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 471 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 73 min read
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The board of directors for SAIF Corp. elected Jeff Stone as chairman, and Krishna Balasubramani vice chair, the carrier announced Monday.
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