Workers' Compensation News
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Report: WSI Declares $93 Million Dividend | 07/07/2021 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Dakota Department of Workforce Safety and Insurance has declared a $93 million dividend, according to a report by prariepublic.org. ...Read More | |||
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Mail Carrier Accused of Double Dipping in $150,000 Fraud Case | 07/07/2021 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New Jersey mail carrier is accused of receiving more than $150,000 in federal workers’ compensation benefits as a result of failing to disclose outside employment during a five-year period, federal prosecutors announced. ...Read More | |||
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Business Owner Sentenced for Comp, Tax Fraud | 07/07/2021 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Massachusetts business owner convicted of paying workers cash under the table was ordered to pay $207,572 in restitution to workers’ compensation carriers at a sentencing hearing last week, federal prosecutors announced. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Comments on Research Agenda | 07/07/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments on the proposed fiscal year 2022 research agenda for the Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group. ...Read More | |||
| Jury Convicts Imaging Company CEO Solakyan on All Counts in Kickback Case | 07/06/2021 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal grand jury on Friday afternoon convicted the president and chief executive officer of Vital Imaging Inc. on all 12 counts of a 2018 indictment alleging...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes Bill Prohibiting Apportionment Discrimination | 07/06/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would limit consideration of certain characteristics in apportionment decisions. ...Read More | |||
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Updated MTUS Drug List Takes Effect Aug. 1 | 07/06/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it updated the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule drug list for services provided on or after Aug. 1. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Adjustments to OMFS for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory | 07/06/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to relevant 2021 changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA: Fall Hazards in Residential Construction Top State's Workplace Violations for 2020 | 07/06/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Federal safety officials last year issued hundreds of citations totaling more than $2 million in fines to Texas employers that allegedly failed to mitigate fall hazards at residential construction sites, according to data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Reports Possible Data Breach | 07/06/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that one of its contractors was targeted by a ransomeware attack that may have exposed information about some injured workers. ...Read More | |||
