Workers' Compensation News
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Four Plead Guilty to Double Dipping, Lapsed Coverage | 07/16/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 126 | 0 | Popular with Medical | 3 min read | |||
| A pizza shop worker must repay the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation more than $13,000 after he pleaded guilty to working while collecting benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Legislation Would Give QMEs a Big Boost in Pay | 07/15/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2023 | 4 | Popular with Legal | 54 min read | |||
| A bill that would give a pay raise of at least 50% to physicians performing workers’ comp medical-legal evaluations has been introduced in the California Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Chiropractor Loses Challenge to Conviction, Sentence, for Insurance Fraud | 07/15/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 2304 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read | |||
| A California appellate court rejected a chiropractor’s challenge to his conviction and sentence for his role in a workers’ compensation fraud conspiracy. ...Read More | |||
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Auditor: No Recommendation to Improve Treatment for Inmates, Guards | 07/15/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 314 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 116 min read | |||
| The California State Auditor’s comparison of treatment for work-related injuries suffered by correctional officers and inmates “did not find any notable, systemic negative effects or areas for the processes to become more efficient.” ...Read More | |||
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Employer Gets Default Judgment for Allegedly Unpaid Premiums | 07/15/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 376 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to relief for allegedly unpaid workers’ compensation insurance premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Air Ambulance Charges Continue to Rise, Outpacing Medicare's Rates, Study Says | 07/15/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 294 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| Air ambulance charges, long a thorn in the side of insurers and workers' compensation fee-schedule proponents, are out of line with other medical charges and are continuing to rise, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Reviewing Claim Handling Rules | 07/15/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 97 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 10 min read | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division will hold meetings in October to review rules relating to claim closures and claims administration. ...Read More | |||
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Matt Scott to Head Northeast Commercial Insurance for The Hartford | 07/15/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 117 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 4 min read | |||
| The Hartford has named Matt Scott head of the Northeast Division for the company’s middle and large commercial insurance business. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Award on Promissory Estoppel Claim | 07/15/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 119 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court tossed an award of damages to a worker on his promissory estoppel claim against his former employer. Case:...Read More | |||
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Prison Worker PTSD Claim, Whistleblower Lawsuit Follow Inmate's Death | 07/15/2019 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 170 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| A health care worker at a Delaware prison infirmary is suing her former employer for alleged retaliatory firing following the death of an inmate in November. ...Read More | |||
