Workers' Compensation News
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Funeral Home President Arrested for Disability Fraud
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09/24/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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New York State Police have charged the president of a Wilson funeral home with seven counts of workers' compensation fraud for allegedly working while receiving disability benefits.
David A. Ross, 47, of Ransomville, allegedly received seven checks between June and December 2011 total...Read More
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Family Can't Sue Employer for Worker's Asbestos Exposure
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09/23/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A California appellate court ruled that the family of a worker who died from mesothelioma could not bring a wrongful death suit against his employer predicated on the worker's asbestos exposure from materials he had brought home from work.
Case: Melendrez v. Ameron International Corp....Read More
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Frontline Medical Owners Charged in $150M Fraud Scheme
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09/17/2015
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Dr. Munir Uwaydah was arrested in Germany last week and is awaiting extradition to the U.S. to stand trial in a $150 million insurance fraud scheme that involved paying referral fees to applicants' attorneys, performing unnecessary surgeries and allowing an assistant who did not attend medica...Read More
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Finn Retiring from Patrico, Hermanson & Guzman
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09/02/2015
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Workers' compensation defense attorney Thomas Finn is retiring from the Patrico, Hermanson & Guzman law firm's office in Burlingame, California, after 46 years of service, the law firm said Tuesday.
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Four More States Consider Drug Formularies
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09/02/2015
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CHICAGO — Four more states — Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina and North Carolina— have joined the workers’ compensation formulary discussion.
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Fee Schedule Committee Meeting Sept. 18
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08/31/2015
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A working group advising the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission on adopting a medical fee schedule is meeting again Sept. 18.
State lawmakers in May passed House Bill 1820, which could clear the way for the state to adopt a fee schedule for medical services. The bill requires t...Read More
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Filing Comp Claim Was Timely Notice of Cumulative Trauma Injury
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08/26/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker provided his employer with timely notice of his cumulative trauma injury by filing his comp claim within four weeks of the date his doctor released him to return to work after undergoing back surgery.
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Formulary Bill Remains a Work in Progress
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08/21/2015
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Legislation that would require California's Division of Workers' Compensation to implement a prescription drug formulary remains a work in progress with one week left before the deadline for the State Appropriations Committee to pass the bill.
Assemblyman Henry Perea, D-Fresno, am...Read More
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