Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
State Fund Awarded $834,000 in Work Comp Fraud Case
May 14 2004 // State Compensation Insurance Fund will collect approximately $834,000 in restitution from the principals of an El Cajon-based (San Diego County) construction company. San Diego residents Milton Perry Smith and his wife,...
N.Y. Woman Arrested on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
May 13 2004 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced the arrest of a Schenevus woman for defrauding the Workers’ Compensation system out of more than $23,000. It is alleged that Marie Banks, 41, wrongfully...
New Judge Named by Ark. Workers’ Comp Commission
May 11 2004 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) recently announced it named Frank Arey, a one-time special appointee to the state’s Court of Appeals, as its newest Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The AWCC,...
Oklahoma Governor Assembles Work Comp Group
May 11 2004 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives Media Division reported that Governor Brad Henry has established a work group to examine pending workers’ compensation legislation in an effort to reach consensus on a reform...
Sacramento Minister Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 11 2004 // On May 7, a Sacramento County Superior Court Judge sentenced Benjamin L. Barnes, 37, to 300 days in jail, five years of probation and ordered him to pay State Compensation Insurance Fund $60,000 in restitution following...
Study: Comp Costs Per Claim Rising in Illinois
May 10 2004 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Illinois are increasing rapidly, driven by higher medical costs per claim and greater use of medical services to treat injured workers, according to the Workers Compensation...
Networked Care Pushed as a Fix for Texas Workers’ Comp Woes
May 7 2004 // The insurance industry told the Texas Senate Select Interim Committee on Workers’ Compensation that implementing an effective medical network system for the delivery of health care to injured workers will result in...
PCI Workshop Targets Top Causes of Construction-Related Injuries, Fatalities
May 7 2004 // Deaths from falls and accidental electrocution are the two leading causes of construction-related injuries and fatalities according to experts at the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America’s (PCI) safety...
NCCI Unveils 2003 Workers’ Comp Numbers
May 7 2004 // NCCI Holdings Inc. has released its annual “State of the Line” preliminary workers’ compensation market analysis. More information is available at www.ncci.com This year’s report indicates that the...
Speakers Fire Bullets at Workers’ Comp System
May 7 2004 // Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) Executive Director Dick Reynolds was the first speaker at the Insurance Council of Texas 2004 Workers’ Compensation Symposium to say the system wasn’t working...
R.I. Gov. Carcieri Nominates W.C. Chief Judge
May 5 2004 // Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri has nominated Associate Judge George E. Healy, Jr. to the position of Chief Judge of the Workers’ Compensation Court. Judge Healy’s nomination is subject to Senate...
Okla. Firefighter Named in Second Indictment
May 5 2004 // A Multicounty Grand Jury indictment naming a former Tulsa, Oklahoma firefighter was unsealed recently in Rogers County District Court, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. William Bradford Adams, 49, was indicted April 14...
Workers’ Comp, Other Industry Bills Headed to Gov. Bush as Fla. Session Concludes
May 5 2004 // Although so-called consumer protection initiatives dominated the headlines in the 2004 Florida legislative session, insurers were reportedly equally concerned with bills addressing workers’ compensation and other...
Dozens Arrested For Auto Body Insurance Fraud in Northern California
May 3 2004 // A multi-agency enforcement unit conducted a sweep April 1 that has to date resulted in the arrests of 27 suspects following a year-long undercover investigation into auto body insurance fraud. Warrants were issued by the...
Calif. Governor Wants Workers’ Comp Fix in a Week
May 3 2004 // West News • March 22 “I just wish the governor in my state had the backbone the “Terminator” appears to. Like California, our legislature (and our newly elected governor) is predominantly trial lawyers...
California Governor Optimistic About Reaching Deal on Workers’ Comp
May 3 2004 // West News • March 31 “The problem with workers’ compensation in California is that 95 percent of those who are in a position to effect change and reform do not fully understand the system. We look at the...
S&P Report Warns Calif. Workers’ Compensation More Precarious Now
May 3 2004 // West News • April 14 “The taxpayers of California will ultimately face the financial consequences should the SCIF be in financial trouble or fail. There is no excuse for SCIF not having an A.M. Best rating. Rather...
Calif. Governor Wants Workers’ Comp Fix in a Week
May 3 2004 // West News • March 22 “I wish the governor in my state had the backbone the ‘Terminator’ appears to. Like California, our legislature (and our newly elected governor) is predominantly trial lawyers who...
California Governor Optimistic About Reaching Deal on Workers’ Comp
May 3 2004 // West News • March 31 “The problem with workers’ compensation in California is that 95 percent of those who are in a position to effect change and reform do not fully understand the system. We look at the...
TENNESSEE SENATE REPUBLICANS READY FOR WORKERS’ COMP REFORM:
May 3 2004 // Tennessee Senate Republicans stand ready to move the Volunteer State forward with a comprehensive workers’ compensation reform bill sponsored by Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville). The bill, Senate Bill 3169, can...
