California Lodge Owner Convicted Of Insurance Premium Fraud October 31, 2013 Brookdale Lodge owner Sanjiv Kakkar, 52, was sentenced to 364 days in jail and three years of probation after pleading...
Ex-Texas Chemical Firm Exec Gets Prison for Worker Death October 30, 2013 A federal judge has sentenced the former president of a Port Arthur, Texas, chemical company to one year in prison...
Study Tracks Latest Changes in N.Y. Workers’ Comp System After 2007 Reforms October 28, 2013 The ongoing effects of workers’ compensation reforms enacted in New York in 2007 are monitored by the Workers Compensation Research...
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Medical Care Costs Declining: WCRI October 28, 2013 The costs of medical care to treat injured workers in Illinois are declining, the result of regulatory change enacted in...
Ferndale, Michigan Workers Lose 1,052 1/2 Pounds, Save Money October 25, 2013 By Kristen Jordan Shamus Ounce by ounce, 30 Ferndale, Mich., city workers began to change their lives one year ago. Today, they are 1,0521/2...
$32M In California To Fight Workers’ Comp Fraud October 24, 2013 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones awarded $32 million in grants to district attorneys across 36 counties in the state to...
Florida Court Reverses Itself: 104-Week Limit on Temporary Benefits Constitutional October 23, 2013 By Michael Adams A Florida district court has overturned an earlier ruling that found a 104-week limit on an injured worker’s temporary benefits...
California Construction Firm Owner, Family Sentenced for WC Fraud October 22, 2013 The owner of a Northern California construction company and his family members in were convicted of committing workers’ compensation insurance...
Complaints Mounting Over Pennsylvania’s Online Workers’ Comp System October 22, 2013 Complaints are mounting over Pennsylvania’s new, online system for filing appeals in workers’ compensation cases, with critics saying it often...
Report: Louisiana Could Have More Than 2M Jobs in 2015 October 18, 2013 Growth in the Lake Charles and Baton Rouge, La., areas is expected to help boost employment in Louisiana to an...