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Monday, December 16, 2019

Comp Prosecutor Lands First Indictment — on Contractor Misclassification

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A special division at the Louisiana Office of Workers' Compensation Administration, set up to prosecute comp fraud, has notched its first indictment: a subcontractor who may have

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Monday, December 16, 2019

WCIRB Webinar Explores Geographic Differences in Claim Development

  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  0 shares

A higher proportion of cumulative trauma claims filed in Southern California contributes to higher overall frequency compared to other regions of the state, according to

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Friday, December 13, 2019

Insurers Utilizing AI Through Messaging, Virtual Assistants, Photo Recognition

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Texas
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Insurance
  • -  1 share

Insurers hoping to tap into the vast new world of artificial intelligence for claims, customer service and underwriting should not try to build a new

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Thursday, December 12, 2019

Employment Test Takes Center Stage in Legislative Debate

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: New York
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Insurance
  • -  1 share

New York lawmakers appear to be moving ahead with legislation that would bring a California-like employment test to the Empire State, and workers' compensation concerns

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

One Mass Shooting Results in 450 PTSD Claims

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  4 shares

Six people sustained physical injuries, but more than 450 city workers have filed workers' compensation claims for mental stress following a mass shooting at Virginia

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Agency Head Disputes Need for Formulary, Says OWCA Would Need More Staff

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  1 share

The director of the Louisiana workers' compensation agency is pushing back against a legislative auditor's report that urges lawmakers to once again consider a drug

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Monday, December 9, 2019

Audit Penalties Increase in 2018, Clear $1M for Fourth Time

  • by Tonika Reed (Reporter)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  12 shares

Penalties for claims violations rose again in 2018 and cleared $1 million for just the fourth time since the Division of Workers’ Compensation started the

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Monday, December 9, 2019

Lawmakers Eye Expanding Presumptive Cancers, IME Process

  • by Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
  • State: Arizona
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  3 shares

Arizona lawmakers are considering legislation to expand the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease, and amend the independent medical examination

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Friday, December 6, 2019

Partner Alleges Mismanagement in Complaint Seeking to Dissolve Pond Lehocky Firm

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  0 shares

The powerhouse claimants' firm of Pond, Lehocky, Stern, Giordano is in the headlines again after founding partner David Stern this week filed suit alleging Sam

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Thursday, December 5, 2019

Indicted, Suspended Providers Received Higher Share of Medical Payments

  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  3 shares

Indicted providers and those suspended from California’s workers’ compensation system following fraud convictions tended to treat more injured workers, provide more services and receive a

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