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	Employer Can't Compel IME With Psychiatrist Before Provision of Treatment		06/18/2018
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: MT \| Segment: WEST \| 77 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 53 min read
	The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker could not be compelled to attend an independent medical evaluation with a psychiatrist prior to receiving any treatment for a mental health condition. ...Read More


	Supreme Court Tosses Discrimination Claim by Rejected Applicant for Deputy Commissioner Post		06/18/2018
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: IA \| Segment: NORTH \| 99 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 83 min read
	The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that an unsuccessful candidate for a deputy workers’ compensation commissioner position could not assert a viable age-discrimination claim against Iowa Workforce Development because he waited too long to file with the Civil Rights Commission. ...Read More


	Highway Worker Suspected of Double-Dipping, Lying About Injury		06/18/2018

	State: NY \| Segment: NORTH \| 99 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 17 min read
	Prosecutors say a state highway maintenance worker lied about his injury and collected $7,875 in benefits while working for other employers. ...Read More


	Updated Medical Aid Rules, Fee Schedules Now Posted		06/18/2018

	State: WA \| Segment: WEST \| 84 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 67 min read
	The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has published the 2018 edition of the Medical Aid Rules and Fee Schedules, effective July 1. ...Read More


	Bill to Permit Electronic Delivery of Decisions Clears House		06/18/2018

	State: DE \| Segment: SOUTH \| 74 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 135 min read
	A bill in the Delaware legislature that would allow Industrial Accident Board's hearing notices and decisions to be sent by email instead of certified mail has been passed by the House. ...Read More


	Sunz Holdings Launches Expanded Subrogation Services		06/18/2018

	State: NA \| Segment: NATIONAL \| 93 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 62 min read
	Sunz Holdings LLC has announced the formation of Avalon Subrogation Partners, a subrogation company focused on recovering claim payments from parties who may have caused or contributed to the accident or insured the loss. ...Read More


	Employer Had Immunity for Civil Claim for Worker's Death, But Co-Employee Doesn't		06/18/2018
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: FL \| Segment: SOUTH \| 101 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 15 min read
	A Florida appellate court ruled that the family of a construction worker could not proceed with a tort claim against his employer for a fatal accident, but the court revived the family’s claim against a co-employee. ...Read More


	Worker Gets Award for Back Injury; Employer Gets Credit for Disability Benefits Paid		06/18/2018
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: NC \| Segment: SOUTH \| 101 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 5 min read
	The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for her back injury, as reduced to account for the benefits that her employer had paid under an employer-funded disability plan. ...Read More


	Woman Pleads to Forging Dead Mom's Signature to WC Checks		06/18/2018

	State: NY \| Segment: NORTH \| 103 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 3 min read
	A Rochester woman pleaded guilty this week to forging her dead mom's signature and collecting $2,400 in workers' compensation benefits. Devon ...Read More


	Bronx Mover Was Shaking Off the Law, Collecting $19,000 in WC Benefits		06/18/2018

	State: NY \| Segment: NORTH \| 115 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 1 min read
	New York authorities this week charged a man with stealing more than $19,000 in workers' compensation benefits after he claimed injury in Connecticut and began work for a moving company in the Bronx. ...Read More

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OH - Eight Plead Guilty to WC Fraud

06/19/2018 | 60 | 0 | 1 min read

Eight Ohio residents, including a bus driver who was working two jobs while collecting benefits, pleaded guilty or no contest in recent weeks to defrauding the state-run workers' compensation system, authorities announced. Bryan Gentry (Ohio DRC photo) Samantha Coleman, of Cincinnati, was injured while working as a bus driver in 2015. While collecting disability benefits, she worked as tax preparer and a security guard, according to a statement from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation. Coleman pleaded guilty May 30 and was placed in a diversion program because she has no... Read More

TX - Division Should Rethink Limits on Designated Doctor Testing, Chiropractor Says

06/19/2018 | 43 | 0 | 6 min read

The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation should reconsider proposed rules that would limit the number of times an applicant can take the designated doctor test, a chiropractor said Monday. At a public hearing on the proposed rules, Jeff Cunningham, representing the Texas Chiropractic Association, said the changes would not prevent someone from memorizing the test and selling the answers inappropriately, which the bureau aims to address. If an applicant fails the test, the new rules would not allow it to be retaken more than three times in a six-month period. After the third attempt, t... Read More

CA - Epic Appoints Brian Chu VP in Los Angeles

06/19/2018 | 43 | 0

Epic Insurance Brokers and Consultants announced Monday the appointment of Brian Chu to vice president of its Southern California operations. Brian Chu Chu will be based at the Epic practice group led by Principal Rose Nordbrock in downtown Los Angeles. He will report to Jim Gillette, president of Epic’s Pacific South Region. Chu will be responsible for new business development, placement and management of property and casualty lines, and workers’ compensation, the brokerage said. Chu previously worked for Crystal & Co., which was purchased by Alliant Insurance Services. ... Read More

KY - Sullivan Not Guilty of Bribing Government Official

06/19/2018 | 48 | 0

A Kentucky lobbyist on Monday was cleared of charges that he bribed a state official to win a contract for a workers' compensation claims management firm, but was convicted of offering bribes on behalf of law firms. Tim Longmeyer After two days of deliberations, a federal jury found lobbyist James Sullivan not guilty of three counts of bribing the Personnel Cabinet secretary to keep a lucrative contract with Sullivan's client, Cannon Cochran Management Services, the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper reported Monday evening. CCMSI had handled claims management for the Kentucky stat... Read More

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