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CA - Doc Keeps License After Pleading Not Guilty to Self-Dealing

07/19/2018 | 490 | 0 | 5 min read

A Riverside judge denied a request by the California Medical Board to suspend the medical license of a doctor who pleaded not guilty to charges that he referred workers’ compensation patients to have services provided by other companies he owned, according to a report by the Press-Enterprise. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office charged Dr. Sanjoy Banerjee, 42, with seven felonies, including two counts of fraud and five counts of perjury. Banerjee is a workers’ compensation pain management doctor with offices in Wildomar and Corona, prosecutors said. Between... Read More

CO - Report: Widow's Death Benefits Halved for Husband's Use of Pot

07/19/2018 | 130 | 0 | 12 min read

The wife of a ski lift operator who died in December is appealing the decision of Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation carrier to reduce her death benefits because of her husband’s use of marijuana, according to media reports. Erika Lee’s husband was crushed by a ski escalator in Loveland, according to an Associated Press report. Her husband had marijuana in his system at the time of the fatal accident. Recreational use of marijuana is legal in Colorado. But the state's workers' compensation laws also allow for benefits to be cut in half when an injured wo... Read More

CA - DWC Posts Updated Subpoena Forms

07/19/2018 | 272 | 0 | 10 min read

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted to its website updated subpoena forms for use in district offices throughout the state. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board has approved the new forms, the division announced on Tuesday. Electronic copies of the forms that can be filled out on a computer are available from the DWC’s website, here. Hard copies will be available at the division’s district offices. ... Read More

IL - ICW Group Appoints Midwest Branch Manager

07/19/2018 | 92 | 0 | 1 min read

ICW Group Insurance Cos. announced Wednesday that it appointed Christina McGuire as its North Midwest branch manager. Christina McGuire McGuire will oversee business development, agent outreach and workers’ compensation underwriting in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. Prior to joining ICW Group, McGuire served as commercial marketing manager at Brown & Brown Insurance, an independent brokerage. She also managed commercial lines support staff. McGuire received a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is based in Shorew... Read More

PA - Bill Would Extend Comp to Volunteer First Responders

07/19/2018 | 72 | 0 | 36 min read

Volunteer fire and ambulance workers should be eligible for the same workers' compensation benefits as paid employees, reads a bill introduced this week in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Sponsored by Sen. Randy Vulakovich, R-Glenshaw, and Sen. Scott Martin, R-Lancaster, the measure would help settle a long-simmering debate about compensation coverage for volunteer first responders. “We owe a great deal of thanks to all of the men and women who dedicate their time and efforts to help keep our communities safe,” Martin said in a statement. “Volunteer fire a... Read More

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