Workers' Compensation News
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Roofing Co. Owners Ordered to Pay $100,000 for Underreporting
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11/20/2015
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State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Two owners of roofing companies in Massachusetts have been ordered to pay $100,000 for misrepresenting the number of their workers and paying them under the table in cash.
The two, Segunda N. Cungachi and Maria Algeria Munoz, both of Milford, have been placed on probation, on th...Read More
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RBRVS Shifting Payments from Specialists to Primary Care Providers
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11/17/2015
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Resource-Based Relative Value Scale fee schedule mandated by Senate Bill 863 is accomplishing the goal of shifting medical payments from specialists to primary care providers, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said.
At the same time, the rating bureau said in a rep...Read More
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Return to Work Approached from Many Angles
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11/16/2015
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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LAS VEGAS -- Many worker injuries require only short-term medical treatment. But those in which treatment drags on into weeks and then months drive up workers’ compensation costs and have the potential to become long-term disability cases.
Identifying and intervening in cases that a...Read More
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Rule Change Would Remove Certificates of Deposits as Acceptable Security
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11/16/2015
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State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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The Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission is accepting comments through Dec. 14 on a proposed rule change that would remove certificates of deposits as acceptable securities for self-insured employers.
The proposed change would strike one sentence from Rule 99.05 deleting certific...Read More
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Retired Correctional Lt. Ran Car Dealership while Receiving Benefits
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11/09/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A retired lieutenant with the New York State Department of Corrections will pay $56,400 in restitution to the New York State Insurance Fund after pleading guilty to misdemeanor fraud charges, the state Attorney General's Office said.
Joseph Clare was also sentenced to one year of cond...Read More
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Roofer Pleads Guilty in Scheme Involving Unemployment, Comp
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11/05/2015
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State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Michigan roofing company pleaded guilty this week to federal mail fraud and health care fraud charges in connection with a scheme to have workers fraudulently file for unemployment benefits and misreport on-the-job injuries to reduce workers' compensation premiums.
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RBRVS Fee Schedule Takes Effect Dec. 1
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11/04/2015
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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Medical services provided on or after Dec. 1 will be reimbursed using Medicare's Resource-Based Relative Value Scale under emergency regulations adopted by the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board.
The WCB on Oct. 29 approved regulations developed by the Medical Services Review Comm...Read More
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Report: Danger Grows for Workers at State Mental Hospitals
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11/03/2015
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Staffing cuts at state-funded mental hospitals have created a dangerous environment for workers, with violent attacks at Florida’s six largest facilities doubling in the past six years, according to a newspaper report.
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