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A Bill & A Bust!

June 16, 2011 - WorkCompWire

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features a new bill recently signed into law by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire, under which Washington employers who provide temporary work that allows an injured worker to “Stay at Work” while recovering from an injury will be eligible to be reimbursed for half of the worker’s wages. Additionally, the new bill will expand the Washington Department of Labor & Industries’ fraud-fighting efforts by participating in a national insurance information exchange with other workers’ comp insurers. Together with the previously passed Workers’ Comp reform bill, the changes are expected to save more than $1 billion over the next four years.

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Rounding out “justice” news for the week is the Federal Comp system, not wanting to be left out on all of this week’s bust action, announced the indictment of a psychologist for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to bill the federal government nearly $1 million for medical treatments for fabricated psychological conditions. Two ex-postal workers are also charged in the case, and are accused of mail fraud and making false statements in order to obtain federal employee’s compensation.

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