Study: California Law to Impact Medical Care For Injured Workers April 3, 2013 The 2012 workers’ compensation regulatory changes in California are expected to affect both the prices and utilization of medical care...
North Dakota Wants Another Look at Worker’s Comp April 2, 2013 By Patrick Springer Tim Lambertson has fought a long legal battle to keep from seeing the doctor. The North Dakota former truck driver,...
Washington Couple Must Pay $224,000 For Workers’ Comp Fraud April 1, 2013 A Washington couple received jail time and will have to reimburse the state more than $200,000 after they reportedly both...
BrickStreet Auditor, 4 Coal Contractors Plead Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud April 1, 2013 A workers’ compensation auditor and four coal company contractors in West Virginia have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a...
Pennsylvania’s Overall Workers’ Comp Rates to Drop 4.01% March 29, 2013 Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Mike Consedine announced Thursday that a workers’ compensation rate reduction will go into effect next week for...
Ohio Woman Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud, Owes $88K March 28, 2013 An Ohio woman was sentenced on multiple counts after agents with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) captured video...
Few Wisconsin Communities Have Sober Bartender Laws March 28, 2013 The eastern Wisconsin city of Neenah is considering an ordinance that would require bartenders to show up for work sober...
WCRI Says Medical Care Costs for Injured Workers Low in Michigan March 27, 2013 The costs of medical care for injured workers in Michigan is the lowest of any state in a 16-state study...
Latz Appointed Chairman of Illinois Workers’ Comp Commission March 26, 2013 Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has named Michael Latz as chairman of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), effective March 25,...
Judge Awards Ohio Employers $860M for Workers’ Comp Overcharges March 22, 2013 By Julie Carr Smyth Ohio employers are collectively owed $860 million after being overcharged for nearly a decade by the state insurance fund for...