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Workers' Compensation News
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Police Officer With Pending Request for Reconsideration Can Benefit From Change in Law | 07/05/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 240 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a change to the governing statutes for psyche injuries sustained by police officers requires that the Workers’ Compensation Board consider a new version of the law in ruling on an application. ...Read More | |||
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Proposed Fee Schedules Would End Therapy for Injured Workers, Psychologists Say | 07/03/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 434 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 103 min read | |||
| For almost 40 years, Robins and Associates, a psychology practice in New York City, has supervised mental health professionals who provide therapy to injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Pie Insurance Moves Into Eighth State | 06/29/2018 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 127 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 82 min read | |||
| Pie Insurance has begun online sales of workers’ compensation policies directly to small businesses in North Carolina, the company announced on Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Panel Set to Approve New Hospital Inpatient Rates | 06/27/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 153 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 55 min read | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation's Three-Member Panel will meet July 6 to approve new maximum reimbursement allowances for inpatient hospital care. ...Read More | |||
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Pricey Opioid Antidote Evzio Called Bad News for Settlements | 06/26/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 371 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 41 min read | |||
| Naloxone, a life-saving drug that can reverse opioid overdoses, is a workers’ comp “settlement killer” if prescribed in a pricey auto-injector form called Evzio, some claims companies are warning. ...Read More | |||
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Prosecutor Says Public Awareness Campaign Slashed Fraud Prosecutions | 06/18/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1067 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 47 min read | |||
| SAN DIEGO — More arrests are coming in a fraud sweep that has already netted 55 arrests and 32 convictions, the chief of San Diego County’s insurance fraud prosecution unit told a business group on Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Puckett Departs DWC After 19 Years; Leaves Unique Safety Programs to D'Amura | 06/18/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 191 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| Friday was the last day at the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation for the woman who has been credited with launching a number of programs designed to reduce workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Postal Worker Convicted for Submitting $46K in False Travel Claims | 06/15/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 182 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read | |||
| A federal jury convicted a Texas postal worker of theft of public money for submitting $46,000 in false travel reimbursement claims for treatment of an on-the-job injury. ...Read More | |||
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Presumption Bill Passes Senate, Goes to House Labor Committee | 06/13/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 301 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 40 min read | |||
| The New Jersey Senate has endorsed a bill that would provide workers' compensation coverage for first responders who are stricken with cancer and lung disease. ...Read More | |||
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PEO Owner Convicted of Defrauding BWC | 06/12/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 349 | 0 | Popular with Empty | 1740 min read | |||
| The owner of an Ohio professional employer organization pleaded guilty last week to wire fraud and money laundering after federal prosecutors charged that he defrauded the Bureau of Workers' Compensation by underreporting payroll. ...Read More | |||
