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Trolley Driver Sentenced in Staged Halloween Attack 06/12/2019
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Halloween trick on Boston's self-insured transit authority has turned into a three-year prison sentence for a trolley driver who staged an attack so that he could be treated to workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More
 
 

Two Must Pay Restitution After Comp Fraud Convictions 06/11/2019
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical
An Ohio worker and a business owner were convicted and sentenced on workers’ compensation fraud charges, bringing to 38 the number of convictions the Bureau of Workers' Compensation has obtained so far this year, the bureau a...Read More
 
 

Temp Employee Can Proceed With Premises Liability Suit Against City 06/10/2019
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Texas appellate court last week ruled that a temporary employee can proceed with a premises liability suit against the municipality that had contracted for her services. ...Read More
 
 

Trial Begins for Clinic Owner Charged With Defrauding Federal Comp Program 06/10/2019
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The operator of several San Antonio-based physical therapy clinics went on trial Thursday, accused of defrauding the federal workers' compensation program out of millions of dollars. ...Read More
 
 

Trial Begins in Former Commissioner's Suit Against Ex-Governor 06/05/2019
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Jury selection began Monday in a lawsuit brought by Iowa's former Workers' Compensation commissioner, alleging that the former Republican governor discriminated against him and slashed his salary because the commissioner is gay. ...Read More
 
 

Two Plead Guilty in $1.7 Million Federal Comp Scheme 06/04/2019
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
For eight years, two Chicago women billed the federal workers' compensation program for round-the-clock care of an injured postal worker. Last week, the two admitted that they did not provide constant care and pleaded guilty to bilking the program out of $1.7 million. ...Read More
 
 

Tire Manufacturer Facing $507K Fine for Alleged Safety Violations 05/31/2019
State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A tire manufacturer and two contractors are facing a combined total of $523,895 in proposed fines after receiving 22 citations from federal safety regulators. ...Read More
 
 

Trade War Will Hit Comp Industry Hardest, Professor Says 05/16/2019
By: William Rabb (Reporter)
State: NA | Segment: Top | 3 | Popular with Legal
President Trump's trade war with China will soon have a major impact on the U.S. economy and, if history is any guide, workers' compensation may be the hardest-hit segment of the insurance industry, an economist said this week. ...Read More
 
 

Ted Lieberman Joins MEMIC as Production Underwriter 05/15/2019
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Workers’ compensation insurer the MEMIC Group has appointed Ted Lieberman as a production underwriter to focus on the company’s growth in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. ...Read More
 
 

Texas Mutual Approves $330 Million Policyholder Dividend 05/10/2019
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The board of directors of Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has approved a $330 million dividend distribution this year, an amount that is a company record. ...Read More
 
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