Workers' Compensation News
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Three Plead Guilty to $50M Compound Drug Scheme | 08/22/2017 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two pharmaceutical sales representatives and a firefighter admitted defrauding the health insurer for New Jersey state employees, and other carriers, by dispensing compound drugs that were not medically necessary, the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey said. ...Read More | |||
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Town Hall Meetings Explain Benefits Available to Former Nuclear Workers | 08/18/2017 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Hundreds of former nuclear weapons and uranium workers have attended a series of town hall meetings in Tennessee to learn about workers’ compensation benefits that might be available to them. ...Read More | |||
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Thrill-Riding Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty in Workers' Compensation Fraud Case | 08/16/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former West Carrollton letter carrier receiving workers’ compensation benefits while seen on video surveillance riding a slide at Orlando’s SeaWorld reached a plea deal on Monday with federal prosecutors. ...Read More | |||
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Travelers Says Chronic Pain Predictor Helps Reduce Surgeries, Opioids | 08/10/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A predictive model used to identify injured workers likely to develop chronic pain has helped reduce opioid use by 30%, the Travelers Cos. said on Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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TDI Looks Into Updating Legacy In-House Claim System | 08/08/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance is looking into updating the roughly 25-year-old technology its administrators use to keep track of workers' compensation claims and the dispute resolution process. ...Read More | |||
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Trucking Company Contingent Liability Declared an 'Exportable' Coverage | 08/08/2017 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Transportation company contingent liability for workers’ compensation has been declared an exportable line of insurance coverage by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Worker's Settlement Didn't Bar Subsequent PTD Claim | 08/07/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court issued two decisions allowing an injured worker who had settled his claim for wage-loss benefits to proceed with an argument that he was entitled to medical benefits because he had become permanently and totally disabled. ...Read More | |||
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The Hanover Boosts Net Income to $78M in Q2 | 08/04/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has reported second quarter net income of $78.4 million, up from $2 million in the second quarter of 2016. For t...Read More | |||
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Tesla Workers Suffer Higher Injury Rate Than Sawmill, Meat Processing Plant Workers | 08/03/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers at Tesla Motors' manufacturing facility in Fremont suffer injuries at a higher rate than those at meat processing plants and sawmills, a report from the California worker safety organization Worksafe reveals....Read More | |||
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Tensions Between Attorneys, Lien Claimant Representatives Symptom of Larger Problem | 08/01/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| High-profile provider fraud arrests and new laws that place greater restrictions on filing liens in California's workers' compensation system may be taking a toll on relationships among the professionals who appear before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
