Workers' Compensation News
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Former Corrections Officer Charged With Workers' Compensation Fraud, Larceny | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 156 | 0 | Popular with Other_other | 542 min read | |||
| A former correctional officer in Connecticut was arrested by inspectors from the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney on a warrant charging him with working as a contractor while receiving workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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AM Best Affirms Credit Rating of Employers Holdings, Subsidiaries | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 176 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 305 min read | |||
| AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A- (Excellent)” and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” for Employers Preferred Insurance Co. and its pooled affiliates, collectively referred to as Employers Insurance Group. ...Read More | |||
| Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. Adopts AI-Powered CLARA Product Suite | 01/17/2020 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 104 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 79 min read | |||
| Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. announced that it will implement the full suite of CLARA analytics products to bolster its workers' compensation claims operations. CLARA products use artificial intelligence and advanced machine learning to increase efficiency and make data-driven de...Read More | |||
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Worker's Misrepresentations Lead to Forfeiture of Benefits | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 143 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 43 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker had made misrepresentations about his efforts to find a new job, thereby forfeiting his entitlement to benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Sentenced to Jail and Probation for Labor Trafficking, Premium Fraud | 01/17/2020 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 716 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 8 min read | |||
| Ricardo Ernesto Batres was sentenced to serve at least four months in jail for labor trafficking, payroll fraud and workers' compensation fraud, according to an Associated Press ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Meeting Jan. 31 | 01/16/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 200 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read | |||
| California’s labor-management advisory panel is scheduled to review annual reports during a Jan. 31 meeting in Oakland. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Exempt Small Businesses From ABC Test | 01/16/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 547 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 55 min read | |||
| Independently owned and operated businesses with fewer than 100 employees would be exempted from the ABC test to determine whether workers are employees or contractors, under legislation introduced by a Southern California Republican. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Names Jacqueline Secia Claims and Medical Director | 01/16/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 283 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 32 min read | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute named Jacqueline Secia as its new claims and medical director. In her new role, Secia wi...Read More | |||
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DIR: Amendments to AB 5 Increase Implementation Costs | 01/16/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 474 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 34 min read | |||
| Amendments made to Assembly Bill 5 in the closing days of the 2019 legislative session that added new exemptions for specified industries increased, by nearly 700%, first-year implementation costs for the California Department of Industrial Relations. ...Read More | |||
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Preferred Employers Insurance Introduces Web-Based Platform | 01/16/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 473 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 10 min read | |||
| Preferred Employers Insurance announced the rollout of a web-based risk-management platform intended to help employers prevent and control industrial injuries. ...Read More | |||
