During the 2015 legislative session, the North Carolina General Assembly authorized and funded a study regarding prescription drug formularies in workers’ compensation claims brought by state employees. While this statute does not create a formulary, it certainly shows that the …
A center focused on workplace-related medical needs is open in Buffalo. The Center for Occupational & Environmental Medicine opened on June 5 at the Erie County Medical Center. At least nine such centers have been funded by New York state …
Gastonia may have to tap into its savings account to pay for skyrocketing workers’ compensation claims. The Gaston Gazette reports that the city has nearly spent all of its $538,000 for claims and may end up eating through $300,000 in …
New York is directing health officials and hospitals to identify best practices for safely handling patients in an effort to reduce rough lifting and better protect staff from back injuries. State legislation proposed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration …
The New York Dormitory Authority is borrowing $370 million this week to repay workers’ compensation claims, the first sale under a regulatory overhaul that Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo said will save $1.2 billion. The issue is the first of as …
Officials from New York State’s Broome County unveiled a new initiative to crack down on workers’ compensation fraud. Broome County Executive Debbie Preston said Wednesday her county has created an informal task force to oversee workers’ compensation claims and make …
Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto has been sustained on legislation calling for the creation of an online database of workers’ compensation claims. Senators supported the override 25-9 on Wednesday. But the House vote of 90-71 fell well short of the two-thirds …
A Washington couple received jail time and will have to reimburse the state more than $200,000 after they reportedly both filed fraudulent workers’ compensation claims in 2009. Jaime Beroth, 63, and her husband Lawrence Beroth, 67, of Tacoma, were sentenced …
Missouri senators want to create an online database for businesses to check whether prospective employees have a history of filing workers’ compensation claims. The bill given first-round approval drew support from both Republicans and Democrats who said they hope a …
The co-chairman of a state legislative committee in Connecticut says the panel plans to introduce a bill allowing claims of posttraumatic stress disorder to be covered under Connecticut’s workers’ compensation laws, in response to the Newtown school shootings. Democratic Sprague …
