All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 2 2018 // A Beverly Hills, Calif., doctor has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a massive fraud scheme. Dr. Ronald Grusd was convicted in December of 39 charges, including conspiracy, honest services wire...
Jul 2 2018 // California public self-insured workers’ compensation claims from fiscal year 2016-2017 rose less than 0.4 percent compared to the corresponding data from the prior year despite a 2.9 percent increase in covered...
Jul 2 2018 // One wouldn’t normally associate blockchain with workers’ compensation, two completely different industries that seem worlds apart.But as it turns out, the technology is of value to at least one very important...
Jun 29 2018 // Talage Inc. is an insurtech to its core – both in function and name.The Reno, Nev.-based software platform designed to help small business owners compare and quickly purchase a range of commercial insurance policies...
Jun 29 2018 // Hospital outpatient payments were higher and growing faster in states with percent-of-charge-based fee regulations or no fee schedules, finds a study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) that compares 35...
Jun 26 2018 // The 2019 minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates will increase on Jan. 1, 2019, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced on Tuesday.The minimum TTD rate will increase from $182.29 to...
Jun 26 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited JK Excavating & Utilities Inc. after an employee suffered fatal injuries in a trench collapse in Ohio. OSHA has proposed...
Jun 25 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited EWP Renewable Corp., doing business as Springfield Power LLC, for 25 safety violations after an employee suffered fatal...
Jun 25 2018 // A Trinity, Fla., man has been sentenced to five years’ probation, with the first six months to be served on home detention, for making a false statement in connection with his workers’ compensation benefits.As...
Jun 25 2018 // Although analysts at Conning didn’t actually use the word “shocked” in their latest report on the property/casualty industry’s loss reserve position, the title of the report—and the image on the...
Jun 25 2018 // South Florida utility contractor Douglas N. Higgins is facing $18,659 in proposed penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the contractor for exposing...
Jun 22 2018 // One wouldn’t normally associate blockchain with workers’ compensation, two completely different industries that seem worlds apart.But as it turns out, the technology is of value to at least one very important...
Jun 21 2018 // A Beverly Hills, Calif. doctor has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a massive fraud scheme.The San Diego Union-Tribune reports Dr. Ronald Grusd was convicted in December of 39 charges, including...
Jun 21 2018 // California public self-insured workers’ compensation claims from fiscal year 2016-2017 rose less than 0.4 percent compared to the corresponding data from the prior year despite a 2.9 percent Increase in covered...
Jun 20 2018 // Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County grand jury has indicted attorney Leslie Casaubon of Lewisville, Texas, on three counts of workers’ compensation...
Jun 20 2018 // The Appellate Court of Illinois has issued a decision supporting California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and the California Insurance Guarantee Association’s position that Lumbermens California workers’...
Jun 19 2018 // The Maine Supreme Court has ruled that employers in the state are not required to reimburse employees for their use of medical marijuana under the Maine workers’ compensation system because federal law preempts state...
Jun 18 2018 // The Illinois General Assembly at the end of May passed a bill that requires the pre-approval of workers’ compensation insurance rates by the Illinois Department of Insurance. The legislation also “permits...
Jun 18 2018 // Over the past five years, Nationwide processed more than 10,000 workers’ compensation claims due to a multitude of accidents from construction-related businesses. One of the most common — and costly —...
Jun 18 2018 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund is reporting a significant reduction in the number of opioid prescriptions for injured workers through a program launched four years ago.State Fund’s...