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Medical Imaging Companies CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for $250 Million Health Care Fraud Run Via State Workers’ Comp System
Medical Imaging Companies CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for $250 Million Health Care Fraud Run Via State Workers’ Comp System

San Diego, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The CEO of several Southern California-based medical imaging companies was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for running a scheme that submitted more than $250 million in fraudulent […]
When, Where and Why: White Paper Offers Insights into Serious Injuries and Fatalities
When, Where and Why: White Paper Offers Insights into Serious Injuries and Fatalities

Dallas, TX — Serious injuries and fatalities occur most often during the summer months, particularly in July and August, according to a new white paper from ISN, a contractor and supplier information management software company. […]
FL Construction Contractor Fined for Lying to US DOL Investigators During Workplace Inspection
FL Construction Contractor Fined for Lying to US DOL Investigators During Workplace Inspection

Jacksonville, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - A federal court assessed a $50,000 penalty to a north Florida construction contractor for attempting to deceive federal workplace safety investigators. On January 26, Alcir DeSouza – owner of DeSouza Framing […]
CMS Discredits Non-Submits in WCMSA Reference Guide Version 3.5
CMS Discredits Non-Submits in WCMSA Reference Guide Version 3.5

Whether or not to submit has through the years been touted as the main event at dozens of national conferences and seminars, promoting these sessions like MSP cage-match battles, pitting experts against one another in […]
Year in Review: Appeals Board Part 2
Year in Review: Appeals Board Part 2

Welcome back to the last of a three-part series on 2021’s appellate decisions. As the title implies, this article covers the remainder of the Board opinions from last year on many different issues. You are […]
Limited Liability Corporation is Bound by Election of Coverage for Members
Limited Liability Corporation is Bound by Election of Coverage for Members

The NJ Appellate Division ruled that the members of a Limited Liability Corporation had an affirmative responsibility to elect workers' compensation coverage. Since the corporation failed to do so, liability cannot be shifted to the […]
Commissioner Alan McClain Named Chair of NAIC Workers' Compensation Task Force
Commissioner Alan McClain Named Chair of NAIC Workers' Compensation Task Force

Little Rock, AR (WorkersCompenation.com) - Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain has been appointed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to serve as the Chair for the Workers’ Compensation (C) Task Force, a subgroup […]
West Virginia Governor Announces Elimination of Workers’ Compensation Old Fund Deficit
West Virginia Governor Announces Elimination of Workers’ Compensation Old Fund Deficit

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) - The West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Old Fund, which in 2005 had a deficit of $3.5 Billion, now has a positive net balance, according to Gov. Jim Justice in his "State of […]