Workers' Compensation News
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Discovery Violation Didn't Warrant Mistrial | 06/12/2019 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals last week reinstated the indictment against an accused corporate thief, finding the state’s failure to produce exculpatory material during discovery did not warrant a mistrial. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant in Tort Case Failed to Prove Status as Plaintiff's Employer | 06/11/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a personal injury case failed to prove its entitlement to summary judgment based on its alleged status as the plaintiff’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens Bidding for IMR, IBR Contracts | 06/07/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation opened bidding for independent medical review and independent bill review contracts. The divi...Read More | |||
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DIR Opens Registration for Annual Educational Conference | 06/04/2019 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations opened registration for its ninth annual Educational Conference that will be held Aug. 22-23 in Las Vegas. ...Read More | |||
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Double-Dipping Dishwasher Ordered to Repay Benefits | 06/04/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A food-service employee who claimed she was too injured to work has been ordered to pay back more than $11,000 in disability payments after she was caught working at a nursing home and hotel. ...Read More | |||
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Denial of Mesothelioma Benefits Shouldn't Have Been Set Aside | 06/03/2019 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a judge should not have set aside a denial of a worker's claim for mesothelioma benefits. Case:...Read More | |||
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Defendants Ordered to Pay $88,000 for Voucher Fraud Scheme | 05/30/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Southern California prosecutors said two people were ordered to pay $88,000 in restitution after pleading no contest to fraud charges involving the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit voucher. ...Read More | |||
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Department of Labor and Industry Publishes URO Charges for 2018 | 05/30/2019 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| On average, the maximum fee for utilization review or peer review services was $5,663.80 in 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reported. ...Read More | |||
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Dispute Appeals to WCB Drop to 'All-Time Low' | 05/29/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pending appeals at the New York Workers' Compensation Board are down, to 2,974 cases as of the end of April, which may be one of the lowest inventory of cases on record, the board was told at its May meeting last week. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Fort Worth Office Reopens After Facility Issues | 05/29/2019 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation field office in Fort Worth has reopened after a three-week closure because of some problems with the building, the division announced. The office reopened today. It ...Read More | |||
