Workers' Compensation News
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Trucking Co. Owner Pleads Guilty to Premium, Payroll Fraud
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01/20/2014
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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 owner of a Salinas trucking company pleaded guilty to insurance and payroll tax fraud charges after prosecutors discovered he understated the number of employees working for him and falsely reported that they were based in Arizona instead of California, the Monterey County District Attorney'...Read More
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Three-Member Panel Delays Fee Meeting until May
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01/17/2014
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida Three-Member Panel has canceled a meeting scheduled for next week to review the proposed 2014 Health Care Provider Fee Manual and to update fees for ambulatory surgical centers.The Three-Member Panel, which sets medical reimbursements in the workers' compensation system, ...Read More
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Two Insurers Fined for Disregarding Regulations
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01/17/2014
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State: MO | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Missouri insurance regulators have reached a settlement agreement with Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Co. and Farmland Mutual Insurance Co. after examining their handling of workers' compensation insurance.The settlement will award the state of Missouri $142,2...Read More
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Texas Mutual Provides $670,000 Dividend to Restaurant Group
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01/16/2014
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co announced it will pay a dividend of $667,540 to the workers' compensation groups operated by the Texas Restaurant Association. The insurer said the dividend is based largely on TRA's overall loss ratio."Texas Mutual has a permanent, vested interest in he...Read More
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Two-Day Safety Conference Scheduled for Eugene
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01/16/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division is holding a two-day conference in Eugene to demonstrate innovative workplace safety and health practices for employees, supervisors and business owners.The focus of the conference is the changing nature of workplace safety and why some ...Read More
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Trenton Council Deciding on WC Claims by Mayor's Jailed Brother
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01/16/2014
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Payment of two workers' compensation claims for the jailed brother of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack will be decided by the city council today (Thursday).Stanley "Muscles" Davis, former supervisor at Trenton Water Works, would receive $5,000 if the claim payment is appr...Read More
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TASB Comp Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing more than $500,000
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01/10/2014
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The former director of workers' compensation claims administration for the Texas Association of School Boards pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing $514,000 from the association's Risk Management Fund by using a company he set up to submit fictitious medical implant claims.U.S....Read More
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Travel Reimbursement Rate Falls to 56 Cents Per Mile
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01/08/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The mileage reimbursement rate for Connecticut claimants dropped a half cent to 56 cents per mile on Jan. 1, the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission announced Tuesday.That rate is down from 56.5 cents per mile in 2013.The commission said the new reimbursement rat...Read More
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Truck Driver Can't Sue Employer for Letting Comp Coverage Lapse
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01/08/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal appellate court ruled that an injured truck driver's claim that his employer had negligently failed to maintain his workers' compensation coverage was barred by the applicable Missouri statute of limitations.Case: Brown v. CRST Malone Inc., No. 12-3...Read More
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