Workers' Compensation News
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Staffing Firm Owner Convicted of Premium Fraud to Pay $944,000 in Restitution | 12/12/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 779 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read | |||
| The owner of a staffing firm who was charged with premium fraud and pleaded no contest to a felony insurance fraud charge was ordered to pay $944,000 in restitution to California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Employment Test Takes Center Stage in Legislative Debate | 12/12/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 317 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 48 min read | |||
| New York lawmakers appear to be moving ahead with legislation that would bring a California-like employment test to the Empire State, and workers' compensation concerns are proving to be at the heart of the thorny issue. ...Read More | |||
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Auxiliary Police Officer Can't Pursue Civil Remedy for Car Accident Injuries | 12/12/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 104 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an auxiliary police officer could not proceed with a civil suit for his injuries from a car accident that occurred in the course of his volunteer work. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Remains Entitled to PTD Award After Disallowance of PTSD Claim | 12/12/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 127 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that the Industrial Commission did not commit an abuse of discretion in declining to vacate an award of permanent total disability benefits to a worker after a judge ruled that one of the man's psychological conditions underlying the claim was not compensabl...Read More | |||
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State Representative Joins Claimants' Firm BG Law | 12/12/2019 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 117 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 1 min read | |||
| Missouri state Rep. Wes Rogers joined BG Law as workers’ compensation attorney of counsel, the firm announced. ...Read More | |||
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Rule Review Means Changes to Opioid Prescribing Regs | 12/12/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 140 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 73 min read | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is accepting public comments on changes to a range of rules, including those regarding health care providers, the drug formulary and reimbursement for opioid-based medication. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Delay in Reporting Injury, Seeking Treatment Not Fatal to Claim | 12/12/2019 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 122 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award for a solar panel assembly worker despite her failure to immediately report her injury or seek treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Tosses Workers' Fee Awards as Unreasonably Low | 12/12/2019 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 132 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 51 min read | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court overturned an award of fees to two injured workers as unreasonably low. Case: Rusch v. Southeast Alas...Read More | |||
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Cuomo Orders Labor Department to Investigate Hotel Owner After Mass Firings | 12/12/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 296 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked the state Department of Labor to investigate allegations of abuse and retaliation against workers at a well-known Manhattan hotel after the owner reportedly fired all the workers when they voted to unionize. ...Read More | |||
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AGs Say Expansion of Fluctuating Workweek Rule Would Hurt Comp Benefits | 12/12/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 153 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read | |||
| Attorneys general in 18 states have penned a letter urging the U.S. Department of Labor to rescind a proposal that would change the way employers calculate overtime, saying it w...Read More | |||
