Workers' Compensation News
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Tower MSA Webinar Will Examine Cybersecurity Risks in Work Comp | 02/06/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Tower MSA Partners will hold a webinar later this month exploring cybersecurity threats to the workers' compensation industry. The use of tec...Read More | |||
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Town Not Liable for Utility Worker's Injuries | 01/30/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a town was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a utility company worker’s Labor Law claims for injuries from being struck by a vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Two Arrested in Kickback Scheme | 01/29/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance announced two men self-surrendered last week at the Orange County Central Justice Center after they were charged with felony insurance fraud, money laundering and unlawful referrals as part of a kickback referral scheme. ...Read More | |||
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Treatment Providers Can't Assert Claim Against Worker's Settlement | 01/28/2020 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the proceeds of a workers' compensation settlement are exempt from claims by medical providers who treated the illness or injury. ...Read More | |||
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Transcom Solutions Names Director of Business Development | 01/15/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Transcom Solutions named Stephen Rios director of business development with responsibility for developing and maintaining business relationships in the Southeastern U.S. ...Read More | |||
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Thoroughbred Group Increasing Purses to Offset Comp Costs | 01/08/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Thoroughbred Owners of California announced that participation purses will increase significantly in 2020, in part to offset increased workers’ compensation costs. ...Read More | |||
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Two City Workers Fired After Leak of Comp Claims Bid Info | 01/08/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two Baltimore city employees have been fired after an investigation found that they leaked confidential information about an upcoming bid for workers' compensation claims administration services. ...Read More | |||
| Teacher's Misrepresentations About Cause of Retirement Result in Forfeiture of Benefits | 12/30/2019 | ||
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board disqualifying a former school teacher from receiving benefits because he had lied about his need to retire because of his work-related injuries. Case: Matter of Felicello v. Marlboro Cen...Read More | |||
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Three Doctors Named Repeat Offenders in Documentation Report | 12/26/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Some of the same physicians named in 2017 as poor performers in documenting workplace injuries in Texas have made the list again this year. ...Read More | |||
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Task Force Wants More Documentation, Penalties for Misclassification | 12/26/2019 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A worker misclassification task force appointed in April has recommended a number of changes, including additional documentation on subcontractors, heightened penalties for misclassification, and a web-based verification system to help stem the tide of payroll and premium fraud. ...Read More | |||
