Workers' Compensation News
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Knight to Lead Charge at DWC Fraud Section | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 110 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| An attorney with the state Department of Insurance has been named the new deputy commissioner of compliance and fraud investigations at the Division of Workers' Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Holding Medical Training Classes | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 145 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section is holding free medical training classes on coverage verification and billing Oct. 17. T...Read More | |||
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State Gets $2.5 Million for Return-to-Work Program | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 49 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| Kentucky is the latest state to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, part of a new focus on returning injured workers to the job quickly, when opportunity for improvement is the greatest. ...Read More | |||
| Alera Group Acquires Two Las Vegas Firms | 10/10/2018 | ||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 80 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, and risk management firm, has acquired two Las Vegas-based businesses: Distinctive Insurance and GLB Insurance Group of Nevada. Distinctive Insurance provides employee benefits consulting as well as personal and commercial ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Suit for Worker Who Fell on Plastic Sheeting at Construction Site | 10/10/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 70 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a construction worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims for injuries from a slip-and-fall on plastic sheeting covering the floor of his work area. ...Read More | |||
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City Has Immunity From Civil Liability for Secretary's Workplace Fall | 10/10/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 101 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| A state appellate court ruled that the City of New York was immune from civil liability to an employee of the New York County District Attorney’s Office for her injuries from a workplace fall. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Council to Vote on 19% Rate Reduction Thursday | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 163 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 951 min read | |||
| The Tennessee Workers' Compensation Advisory Council will meet Thursday to vote on one of the largest proposed rate reductions in years. Th...Read More | |||
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Jury Convicts Doctor of Fraud, Lying to Medical Board | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1882 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read | |||
| A Riverside County jury convicted a doctor on seven counts of fraud relating to workers’ compensation medical-legal reports, and seven counts of perjury for lying to the Medical Board of California during a disciplinary proceeding. ...Read More | |||
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Frequency Increases for Private Self-Insureds | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 390 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 50 min read | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reports that frequency for private self-insured employers per 100 employees increased last year for the first time in a decade. ...Read More | |||
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Private-Label Drugs Drive Concern About Topical Medications | 10/09/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 579 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 106 min read | |||
| As the workers’ comp industry has reined in spending on custom-made compounded pain creams, other types of topical medications are now drawing scrutiny. ...Read More | |||
