Texas Mutual Reports Nearly 6% Increase in Severe Injuries in 2023 January 30, 2024 Texas Mutual saw nearly 6% more severe injuries reported in 2023 compared with the previous year. That’s from an incident...
Texas Phlebotomist Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Double-Dipping January 19, 2024 A Travis County district court sentenced a phlebotomist for double-dipping on her workers’ compensation benefits. Ruth Castilleja of Baytown, Texas,...
Connecticut Extends PTSD Benefits to All Workers Under Workers’ Compensation January 11, 2024 By Insurance Journal staff The new year brought with it an expansion of Connecticut’s workers’ compensation benefits with regard to post-traumatic stress injuries or...
Iowa Supreme Ct. Restores Ruling that Rejected Worker’s Expert Report in PTD Claim January 8, 2024 By Jim Sams The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday reinstated a deputy workers’ compensation commissioner’s decision to bar reports that were submitted too...
Medical Biller Charged With Stealing $1 Million in Workers’ Compensation Payments January 5, 2024 New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the arrest and arraignment of a New Jersey man for allegedly stealing more...
Third Conspirator Convicted in Family-Run Check Cashing Fraud Scheme January 4, 2024 By Jim Sams A third conspirator has been sentenced to prison for her participation in a Florida check-cashing scheme that used shell companies...
Georgia Man Charged with Depriving Liberty Mutual of $9M in Workers’ Comp Premiums January 3, 2024 By Insurance Journal staff Georgia authorities last week announced the arrest of a contractor charged with underreporting payroll and defrauding Liberty Mutual Insurance Co....
NC Appeals Court Says Injured Off-Duty Law Officers are Joint Employees December 27, 2023 By William Rabb The question has arisen many times around the country: Is an injured, off-duty law officer, moonlighting on security or traffic...
Wegman’s Has Right to Question Injured Worker’s Doctor, Rules New York’s High Court December 22, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Wegman’s Food Markets was wrongly denied an opportunity to cross-examine an injured employee’s doctor, the New York Court of Appeals...
WCRI: Consolidation of Health Care Leads to Higher Costs, Longer Disability Duration December 18, 2023 By Jim Sams Consolidation of health care services into large corporations that own hospitals, clinics and physician practices may hold the promise of...