Los Angeles – On January 12, 2012, a veteran Los Angeles police sergeant was arrested by investigators from the Department’s Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit (WCFU) on one felony count of Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud, and one felony count of Insurance Fraud, as well as a misdemeanor count. Sergeant… [Continue Reading]
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MI Workers’ Comp Agency Releases Mediation Policy Updates
Michigan – The Michigan Workers’ Compensation Agency recently released the following statement on recent changes to its alternate dispute resolution policy: In an effort to implement recent statutory changes, staff has been instructed to assign the following contested workers’ compensation claims to mediation… [Continue Reading]
OK State Chamber President Praises AG’s Workers’ Compensation Court Filing
Oklahoma – State Chamber President Fred Morgan recently commented on Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s filing of a petition for a rehearing on the Supreme Court’s previous decision striking down important workers’ compensation reforms passed last year by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor…. [Continue Reading]
Friedlander Group Announces 35% Dividend Paid to NY Workers’ Comp Safety Group
URCHASE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Friedlander Group, Inc., group manager for retail group of New York Workers’ Compensation Safety Group #544, underwritten by the NYS Insurance Fund, declared a 35% dividend to 968 members with policies effective during the year of March 1, 2010 to March 1, 2011. This is in addition to… [Continue Reading]
MedRisk’s Ruth Estrich to Present at Workers’ Comp Insurance ExecuSummit
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. – MedRisk’s Chief Strategy Officer Ruth Estrich will be among the highlighted speakers at the 9th Annual National Workers’ Compensation Insurance ExecuSummit. Estrich will present “Myth Busters: Exposing the Top 5 Physical Medicine Myths,” on Wednesday, Feb 1 at 11 a.m. MedRisk is a… [Continue Reading]
Washington L&I Launches “Stay at Work” Program
TUMWATER – Employers who have provided light-duty jobs to injured workers may be entitled to a reimbursement from the state Department of Labor & Industries as part of a new program to keep injured workers at work and help employers make that happen. The new Stay at Work program, available to employers who pay… [Continue Reading]
Key Risk Expands to Pennsylvania, Opens Harrisburg Office
GREENSBORO, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Key Risk, a provider of workers compensation products and services in the Eastern United States, today announced expansion of its operations to Pennsylvania, as well as the establishment of a new office location in Harrisburg. “At Key Risk we believe workers compensation is… [Continue Reading]
NJCRIB Making Progress on EDI Migration
The Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau (NJCRIB) issued Circular Letter #1822 on June 15, 2011 to announce the migration from International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Claims Release 1 to IAIABC Claims Release 3 for First Report of Injury (FROI) and Subsequent Report of Injury… [Continue Reading]
Rising Medical Solutions Hires Deborah Tschiltsch as VP of Account Management
Chicago, IL – Rising Medical Solutions recently announced their hiring of Deborah Tschiltsch as VP of Account Management. Tschiltsch brings nearly 30 years of experience in customer operations and strategic account management to Rising as Vice President of Account Management, leading both its Account Management… [Continue Reading]
WCRI Study Shows Hospital Outpatient Costs Higher In States Without Fee Schedules
CAMBRIDGE, MA – As legislators slash state budgets due to rising healthcare costs, a recent study, Hospital Outpatient Cost Index for Workers’ Compensation, by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) provides policymakers and other stakeholders with a tool to identify and better understand hospital costs…. [Continue Reading]