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Central New York Business Journal1d
State finds nearly $3 million in workers’-compensation fraud in 2024
New York State identified $2.7 million in workers’-compensation fraud and made 14 arrests for such fraud in 2024, ...
After 10 years and $31M, WA workers’ comp upgrade has little to show
An effort to modernize Washington's aging workers' compensation system that has produced few results is getting renewed ...
Insurance Business America8d
Mental health is the next frontier for workers’ compensation
“The next evolution of workers’ compensation is around mental health,” Walls says. He believes this broad and largely ...
Josh Kraft campaign lacked workers’ compensation insurance, in apparent violation of state law
Under state law, “all employers in Massachusetts must have workers’ compensation insurance to cover their employees.” Online ...
AOL10d
What to do when an employee is injured at work
4. Ask your employee to complete the necessary paperwork Your workers' comp provider may ask for information or forms from ...
Opinion
Research Paper Confirms Attorneys' Positive Impact on Clients’ Workers’ Comp Benefits, But Also a Need to Do More
A recently published National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, titled “Unresolved Conflict in Workers’ Compensation: The Impact of Legal Representation on Workers’ Compensation Benefits,” ...
Courthouse News Service2d
Workers’ comp upheld for Covid-19
A utility worker who contracted Covid-19 in February 2021 while on the job is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The ...
Government ceases consideration of 'Zero-Medicare Set-Asides' for workers' comp settlements
Alan G. Brackett and Lejla Alibasic of Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett discuss changes in the practice for creating Workers Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements that have a zero-dollar ...