Workers' Compensation News
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ASC Welcomes Jim Matthews as National Account Executive
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04/09/2018
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 79 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read
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Alternative Service Concepts, a national third-party claims administrator, has hired Jim Matthews as a national account executive in the company’s Norcross, Georgia, office.
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Fee Schedule Update Projected to Increase Costs by $4M
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04/09/2018
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 119 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 38 min read
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Changes to the Healthcare Provider Reimbursement Manual recommended by the Division of Workers’ Compensation will increase system costs by $4 million annually, according to an analysis by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
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North Carolina Man Charged With Collecting Benefits While Working
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04/09/2018
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 74 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 90 min read
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The Industrial Commission's Fraud Division has charged a North Carolina man with workers' compensation fraud after an investigation showed he was allegedly working while collecting benefits.
Brandon Lane Gordon Sr. was charged after the commission received complaints from an emplo...Read More
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Worker Who Suffered Facial Damage Was Entitled to Benefits for Brain Injury
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04/09/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 70 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read
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A majority of a divided Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to permanent disability benefits for a brain injury from an accident that crushed his facial bones, and that he was also entitled to a scheduled award of benefits for an eye injury.
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Uber Official to Head WC Conference Panel on Gig Economy
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04/09/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 90 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 162 min read
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Brad Nail, the insurance manager for Uber, the nationwide ride-finding service, will lead a panel of experts that will discuss the growing gig economy and its effect on workers' benefits.
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Estate Has to Pay $650,000 for Deceased Doctor's Overbillings
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04/09/2018
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 267 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read
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A Pennsylvania physician fraudulently upcoded medical treatments on injured postal workers for more than 10 years, and now his estate has agreed to pay $625,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations, the U.S. Attorney ...Read More
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Bill Establishing Coverage Rules for LLC Shareholders Passes Legislature
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04/09/2018
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 80 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read
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Working minority owners of limited liability corporations will be considered covered employees for workers' compensation, and majority shareholders can opt into coverage by providing written notice to their carriers, under a bill that the Arizona Legislature sent to Gov. Doug Ducey last week....Read More
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Commission Wants Solutions to RTW Supplement Funds 'Left on the Table'
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04/06/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 621 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 58 min read
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OAKLAND — A labor-management panel on Thursday asked its staff to come up with a list of ways to ensure that $120 million in supplemental benefits is distributed to injured workers in California who haven’t been able to return to their jobs.
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