Final Defendant Pleads Guilty to Defrauding California Workers’ Compensation System

Current News :
• 07/17/18
• WorkersCompensation.com

Fresno, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - John Thomas Terrence, 75, of Marina del Rey, pleaded guilty today to health care fraud involving a scheme to defraud the California workers’ compensation ...
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PA: Wolf Administration Introduces Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Workers’ Compensation

Current News :
• 07/17/18
• WorkersCompensation.com

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Wolf Administration today introduced opioid prescribing guidelines for workers’ compensation to help health care providers determine when opioids are ...
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WA: Edmonds Asbestos Removal Company Fined More Than a Quarter-Million Dollars for Exposing Workers and the Public to Unsafe Conditions

Current News :
• 07/17/18
• WorkersCompensation.com

Tumwater, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) - An Edmonds-based asbestos removal contractor has been cited by the Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) for multiple willful safety violations ...
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Southeast Georgia Manufacturer Cited After Employee Amputation

Current News :
• 07/17/18
• WorkersCompensation.com

Homerville, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dupont Yard Inc. after an employee suffered a partial hand amputation ...
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Cal/OSHA Produces Fact Sheet, Poster for Preventing Work-Related Injuries to Housekeeping Workers

Current News :
• 07/17/18
• WorkersCompensation.com

Oakland, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Cal/OSHA has produced a fact sheet and poster to help employers in the hotel and lodging industry comply with a new regulation to prevent work-related injuries ...
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L.A. Times Expose Features LAPD Comp Fraud

Current News :
• 07/17/18
• WorkCompAcademy.com

Sacramento, CA - A stunning investigative report published by the Los Angeles Times provides several examples of Los Angeles police officers and fire fighters filing and recovering what it claims are ...
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Houston Lawyer: City Files Liens Against Fallen Firefighters' Families

Featured News :
• 07/17/18
• Liz Carey

Houston, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Families of fallen firefighters who died battling a 2013 hotel fire say that the city of Houston has filed liens against them to recoup expenses for the ...
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KY: Federal Officials Charge Mine Operators with Violating Safety Legislation

Featured News :
• 07/17/18
• Liz Carey

Owensboro, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A federal indictment handed down this week charges eight former supervisors at Armstrong Coal with conspiracy to defraud mine safety officials. According to ...
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An LA Times Investigation

Workers Comp Blogwire :
• 07/17/18
• Julius Young

The LA Times  published a July 2018 investigation on California workers’ comp (see the link at the bottom of this post). The piece runs under the headline “Workers claim injuries all over ...
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