Workers' Compensation News
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Veterans Center Receives 32 Citations for Alleged Hazards
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05/14/2010
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State: MN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has notified officials at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center that a recent inspection has found 32 serious, four repeat and one other-than-serious violation of federal workplace safety and health standards.Because the medical...Read More
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Veteran Comp Board Member Resigns after Lounge Fight
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04/30/2010
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State: ME | Segment: EAST | 0
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A veteran member of the Maine Workers' Compensation Board resigned Thursday after pleading guilty to involvement in a fight during a workers' compensation conference at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort last fall, the Associated Press reported.The news service said Gov. John Baldacci rec...Read More
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Video Undermined Evidence Supporting Benefits, Court Concludes
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04/12/2010
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State: IA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Substantial evidence did not support a commissioner's decision awarding benefits because surveillance video undermined the claimants' medical experts' opinions, the Iowa Court of Appeals ruled. Case: Cedar Rapids Community School Dist. v. Pease, No. 9-868/09-0724, 4/8/10. Pub...Read More
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Vietnam Trip and Moped Ride Triggered Charges Against Boston Cop
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03/26/2010
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State: MA | Segment: EAST | 0
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A Boston police officer accused of exaggerating his injuries to collect occupational disability benefits was charged Tuesday with 34 counts of mail fraud based in part on a trip he took to Vietnam in May 2008.U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said Eliezer Gonzalez, 48, is accused of defrauding ...Read More
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Video of BMW Repair Leads to Comp Charge
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03/17/2010
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0
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A videotape of a Buffalo man repairing a BMW led to his arrest last Thursday on charges that he illegally collected $3,850 in workers' compensation benefits, the New York State Insurance Department said Tuesday.Jose Padilla, 45, was arrested following an investigation by the Insuranc...Read More
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Voluntary Loss Costs Dropping by 4.1%
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03/02/2010
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State: VT | Segment: EAST | 0
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Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas announced Monday that the state has approved a 4.1% drop in loss costs in the voluntary market and a 2.9% decrease in rates in the assigned risk market effective April 1.The changes mark the fourth straight year of reductions. The Department of Banking, Insurance...Read More
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Voluntary Nonsuit Wasn't Final Until Court Issued Order
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02/17/2010
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State: TN | Segment: EAST | 0
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An employee’s filing of voluntary nonsuit did not become a “final adjudication” until the Chancery Court entered an order dismissing the action, an appellate court ruled. Case: Brooks v. Paccar, Inc., No. M2009-00602-WC-R3-WC, 02/10/10, p...Read More
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Voluntary Exclusion from Coverage Affects Claimant's AWW
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01/29/2010
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0
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A claimant may not include earnings from his concurrent job in his average weekly wage because he had elected not to be covered by workers' compensation coverage at the other job, a New York appellate court ruled. Case: Sheeley v. Sheeley Septic Service, et ...Read More
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Veteran Investigator Leaving Retirement to Lead Fraud Division
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01/14/2010
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink on Wednesday announced the appointment of John Askins as the director of the Division of Insurance Fraud, an accredited law enforcement division within the Department of Financial Services.Sink said in a press release that Askins already has 30 y...Read More
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Viiad Launches Tool to Increase Medical Network Penetration
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11/13/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical
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Viiad Systems, a technology company that provides claims communication tools to the workers’ compensation industry, on Thursday announced the launch of Compass, a web-based tool that seeks to reduce claims costs by increasing medical network penetration.Viiad, based in Langhorne, P...Read More
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