Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmaker Seeks to Make Available Public Self-Insurer Data
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06/22/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 382 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read
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A Bay Area lawmaker is pushing legislation that would allow the Office of Self-Insurance Plans to release information about self-insurance programs run by public agencies throughout California.
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Younger Drobot Seeks Sentence Reduction
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06/22/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 475 | 2 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read
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Michael R. Drobot is asking a federal judge in Southern California to shave four months off the 41-month prison sentence she handed down in March to reflect what he says is new evidence establishing that the kickbacks paid to physicians who referred patients to Pacific Hospital of Long Beach did ...Read More
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Wearable Technology Has Array of Uses
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06/22/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 292 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read
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A rapid expansion in wearable technology may soon mean that employers will be able to use the devices to prevent workplace injuries, improve treatment of injured workers — or even detect worker fraud.
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Lawyers Concerned After Indictment, New Data on Top-Billing Attorneys
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06/22/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 1035 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read
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The Texas workers' compensation legal community is abuzz with concern after two major developments: A claimants' attorney was indicted on charges of overbilling and fraudulent billing, and a database released by the state shows other lawyers appear to be billing for an unrealistic number ...Read More
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CopperPoint Re-Elects Four Board Members
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06/22/2018
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 81 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 89 min read
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Arizona-based CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Co. announced the re-election of four members of its board of directors: LoriAnn Lowery-Biggers, Marc Schmittlein, Donald A. Smith Jr. and Stephen Tully.
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OIEC Issues Mandatory Notices on Ombudsman, 1st Responder Program
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06/22/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 98 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read
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The Texas Office of Injured Employee Counsel posted online two posters that must be posted in workplaces: an Ombudsman Program notice that all employers are required to display, and a notice about the state’s new first responder advocacy program.
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Industrial Commission Wants to Clarify AWW Calculation
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06/22/2018
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 68 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 47 min read
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The Idaho Industrial Commission announced that it is considering changes to its rules governing the calculation of wages for temporary total disability payments and temporary partial disability payments.
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Attorney Can Collect Fee Based on Denial of Employer's Petition for Review
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06/22/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 63 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 39 min read
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The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a worker’s attorney is entitled to an award of $2,200 in fees because the worker “prevailed” against the denial of his claim when the Supreme Court denied a petition for review.
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