Workers' Compensation News
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Report Details Recommendations to Curb 'Excessive' Comp Claims by Correctional Workers | 05/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New York City has incurred more than $1 billion in workers’ compensation expenses on claims filed by correctional workers over the last three years, according to a report by the city’s Department of Investigation. ...Read More | |||
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Feds Unseal Fraud Charges Against Corrections Officers | 05/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of three indictments charging one current correctional officer and two former officers at Rikers Island with fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Fire Department Fails to Rebut Presumption of Compensability for Death | 05/22/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that a firefighter’s death was presumptively linked to his employment, but the fire department reasonably contested the compensability of his demise. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Man Who Had Heart Attack in Workplace Parking Lot | 05/22/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a heart attack. Case: Matter of Stabile...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds $2.8 Million Verdict in Gross Negligence Claim | 05/22/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a jury’s award of $2.8 million in a co-worker gross negligence action arising from the death of a surface mine employee. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Knee Surgery, Approves Other Treatments | 05/22/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for a worker’s knee surgery, but it said his shoulder surgery, diagnostic testing and pain management referral should have been approved. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Says Judge Exceeded Authority in Ordering Replacement QME | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board said a trial judge incorrectly ordered a replacement qualified medical evaluator for a represented worker because the first provider selected was not available within 120 days. ...Read More | |||
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Prosecutors Lay 15 Felonies on Ex-Cop Suspected of Fraud | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former officer of the Westminster Police Department was seen drinking and dancing, went on a skiing and snowboarding trip and competed in 5k races despite claiming she was completely disabled from a work-related injury, according to the Orange County District Attorney's ...Read More | |||
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Security Company Owner Sentenced in $3.4M Comp Fraud Case | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Six years of underreporting payroll and dodging insurance premiums resulted in criminal penalties for a San Jose security company owner. The...Read More | |||
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Worker's Doctor Visits, Imaging Constitute Reasonable Treatment | 05/21/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s doctor visits and X-rays were reasonable and necessary treatment for his compensable injuries. ...Read More | |||
