Workers' Compensation News
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Paul Randall Implicated in $270 Million Scam Targeting Medi-Cal | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Attorney's Office for Central California announced that convicted fraudster Paul Randall has been charged with participating in a scheme to bilk Medi-Cal out of $270 million for medically unnecessary prescription drugs that were procured by kickbacks. ...Read More | |||
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Auditor Says State Paid $18,900 in SIF Benefits to Deceased Worker | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court inappropriately paid $18,900 in Second Injury Fund benefits to a deceased worker, according to a report by the state's auditor. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Honors Comp Industry Leaders With NextGen Awards | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Eight workers' compensation professionals under age 40 have been named recipients of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions' NextGen Award. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Finding That Carrier Breached Contract, Amends Calculation of Interest | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court upheld a determination that a workers’ compensation carrier breached its contract with an employer by failing to provide proper notice of renewal, but ruled that interest did not begin to accrue until the date that an injured employee became entitled to benefits....Read More | |||
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Legislature Unanimously Passes Bill to Require Counseling for First Responders | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| New Jersey lawmakers on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would require workers' compensation to pay for at least 12 hours of paid counseling for first responders, under certain circumstances. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Authorization for Back Surgery | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to authorization for surgery recommended by his longtime treating physician. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Doesn't Prove Entitlement to Surgery, Additional TTD | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for surgery to an injured worker, as well as a denial of additional temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Legislators Send Governor Bill to Increase E&M Payments | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Delaware lawmakers voted to send the governor a bill that would increase payments for evaluation and management services after the state's transition to a Resource-Based Relative Value Scale fee schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's TTD Despite Change in Diagnosis | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court upheld a jury verdict awarding a worker temporary total disability benefits for his respiratory problems, even though the primary diagnosis for his condition changed between the hearing before the Workers’ Compensation Commission and the trial. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Maintain First Responder Presumption | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Maine lawmakers passed a bill that would preserve the statutory presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder conditions arose from employment as a first responder. ...Read More | |||
