Workers' Compensation News
|
Postal Service Raises Maximum Reward for Tips on Comp Fraud | 07/24/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Postal Service on Friday adopted a rule that includes a tenfold increase in the maximum reward for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of employees defrauding its workers’ compensation program. ...Read More | |||
|
Federal Court Upholds Suspension of Attorney for Baseless Accusations Against WCJs | 07/21/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the imposition of a five-year suspension on an attorney for his repeated, baseless accusations of judicial misconduct in a Pennsylvania workers’ compensation proceeding. ...Read More | |||
|
Governor Announces JCC Appointments | 07/21/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced five appointments to the Office of Judges of Compensation Claims. DeSantis appointed Kimberly Hil...Read More | |||
|
Gilson Daub Opens Offices in Ventura, OKC | 07/21/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation defense firm Gilson Daub opened new offices in Oklahoma City and Ventura, California. ...Read More | |||
|
DWC Publishes Summary of Recent Workers' Compensation Bills | 07/21/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Texas lawmakers this year passed bills exempting workers’ compensation medical exams from the tax on insurance services, prohibiting governmental entities from considering experience rating when evaluating bids, and modifying death benefits for members of state military forces. ...Read More | |||
|
Summary Judgment for Property Owner Partially Overturned | 07/21/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court partially overturned a grant of summary judgment to a property owner in a worker's claim for falling through a temporary plywood floor. ...Read More | |||
|
Court Upholds Denial of Additional TTD for Injured Worker | 07/21/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for her injuries from a car accident. ...Read More | |||
|
Goldberg Segalla Adds Attorneys to Comp Groups | 07/21/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Goldberg Segalla announced the addition of attorneys to the firm’s workers’ compensation practice groups in offices along the Eastern Seaboard. ...Read More | |||
|
Court Upholds Comp Attorney's Criminal Conviction for Client Kickback Scheme | 07/20/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the criminal conviction of a veteran workers’ compensation attorney for his part in a conspiracy to refer clients for compensation. ...Read More | |||
|
Prosecutors: Fatal Accident Exposes Alleged Payroll Fraud Scheme | 07/20/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said a fatal truck accident exposed a $460,000 fraud scheme involving the owner of a San Jose roofing company. ...Read More | |||
