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	OSHA Proposes Nearly $200,000 in Fines for Repeat Offender		07/15/2016

	State: NY \| Segment: NORTH \| 418 \| 0 \| Popular with Insurance \| 2 min read
	A Queensbury manufacturer already ordered to fix explosion hazards has been cited again and could face nearly $200,000 in penalties, OSHA said. ...Read More


	Mesa Pharmacy Settling Claim it Sold Worthless Receivables		07/14/2016
	By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
	State: CA \| Segment: Top \| 2014 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 23 min read
	Southern California compounder Mesa Pharmacy agreed to a settle claims that it sold nearly a half million dollars in worthless receivables to a Nevada factoring company, according to court documents. ...Read More


	CCWC Panel: With Costly CT Claims on the Rise, Employers Must Consider Options		07/14/2016

	State: CA \| Segment: Top \| 1940 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 59 min read
	ANAHEIM, California — Even though the number of cumulative trauma claims continues to grow in California, automatically denying those claims "might not be the best way to go anymore," an employer representative said during a panel discussion at the California Coalition on Wor...Read More


	DWC Accepting Applications for QME Exam in October		07/14/2016

	State: CA \| Segment: WEST \| 531 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 31 min read
	The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting applications for an October exam for medical providers who want to serve as qualified medical evaluators. QMEs are certified by the DWC to perform medical evaluations of injured workers. Physicians must complete a 12-hour...Read More


	Bradford & Barthel Promotes San Jose Attorney		07/14/2016

	State: CA \| Segment: WEST \| 867 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 17 min read
	Bradford & Barthel, a California workers' compensation defense law firm, has promoted Robert Porter to the position of assistant managing attorney of the firm’s San Jose office. ...Read More


	Santa Barbara Cop Pleads Not Guilty to Comp Fraud		07/14/2016

	State: CA \| Segment: WEST \| 1240 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 9 min read
	A Santa Barbara police officer pleaded not guilty to charges that he filed false workers' compensation claims against the Police Department, the Noozhawk website re...Read More


	Study: Fewer Painkillers Prescribed When Medical Marijuana is Legal		07/14/2016
	By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
	State: NA \| Segment: Top \| 1103 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 14 min read
	Legalizing marijuana for medical use may lead to a reduction in the number of prescriptions written for other medications, including painkillers, according to a study released this month that looks at prescribing patterns for Medicare patients. ...Read More


	Training to Begin on Online Litigation Management System		07/14/2016

	State: KY \| Segment: Top \| 580 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 8 min read
	Kentucky is about to join at least eight other states with electronic litigation management systems, in a $3.5 million project that the Labor Cabinet says will increase efficiency and improve customer service. ...Read More


	Carrier Not Liable for Meds Procured From Out-of-State Pharmacy, but Liable for Penalties		07/14/2016

	State: LA \| Segment: SOUTH \| 613 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 60 min read
	A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier did not have to foot the bill for the prescription medications that a worker had obtained from an out-of-state pharmacy, but that the carrier was liable for penalties and fees due to its failure to timely pay for the medications that an ...Read More


	Court Revives Worker's FELA Suit for Injury From Climbing Into Stopped Locomotive		07/14/2016
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: IL \| Segment: NORTH \| 478 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 24 min read
	The Illinois Appellate Court revived a railway worker's negligence claim against his employer for a knee injury that occurred while he was retrieving a locomotive that had been disconnected from a train and stopped on the tracks. ...Read More

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OH - Five Employers Plead Guilty to $269,000 in Fraud for Lapsed Coverage

07/17/2018 | 54 | 0

Five employers and one injured worker have been convicted of defrauding the Ohio workers' compensation system of more than $269,000. “If these employers had just played by the rules and reached out to us for help when they were struggling, we could have had a better outcome for all involved,” Jim Wernecke, director of BWC’s special investigations department, said in a statement issued Friday. “Instead, they went in a different direction and now they have a criminal record in addition to their unpaid BWC premiums.” The six were convicted in June aft... Read More

NE - Schroeder Named Court Administrator

07/17/2018 | 33 | 0

Longtime workers' compensation attorney Jill Gradwohl Schroeder has been named administrator for the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court. Schroeder, who has spent 30 years with the Lincoln firm of Baylor Evnen, will assume her new duties Monday, the court announced. She replaces general counsel Lorra O'Banion, who has served as acting administrator for the past eight weeks. The court administrator manages the court functions, is the primary liaison between the presiding judge and administrative and operational side of the court, and oversees implementation and enforcement of adm... Read More

OR - Registration Opens for Educational Conference

07/16/2018 | 99 | 0 | 120 min read

Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services opened registration for its 16th annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference scheduled for the end of September. The conference is designed for those working in the state’s work comp system, with general sessions providing information about the entire industry, and concurrent workshops that focus on specific issues. The department said the 2018 conference will include basic workshops for those new to the state’s system, as well as advanced workshops for those more familiar with the state’s rules. Reg... Read More

CA - Civilian LAPD Worker Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud

07/16/2018 | 406 | 0 | 18 min read

A civilian worker for the Los Angeles Police Department pleaded guilty to one felony count of insurance fraud and was ordered to pay $3,491 in restitution, county prosecutors announced. Gerald R. Pulley, 51, was a senior clerk typist for the department. The District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that Pulley had been on temporary disability leave when he was cleared to return to work in February 2017. Rather than go back to his job, Pulley returned to a second job working as a security guard while continuing to collect benefits from the Police Department. Pulley’s felony ... Read More

WI - Rates to Drop For Third Straight Year

07/16/2018 | 148 | 0 | 51 min read

Most Wisconsin employers will see another drop in workers' compensation rates after the state insurance commissioner approved a rate reduction for the third straight year. Commissioner Ted Nickel The Wisconsin Compensation Rating Bureau recommended a 6.03% rate reduction last month and the commissioner of insurance approved it last week. It goes into effect Oct. 1, and follows an 8.46% decline in 2017 and a 3.19% drop in 2016, the Department of Workforce Development announced. The latest reduction is expected to save about $134 million annually for Wisconsin employers. Wisc... Read More

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