- Doctor pleads guilty to comp fraud in upcoding scheme
A physician was convicted of defrauding the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation out of more than $260,000 by upcoding office visits to maximize reimbursements.
- Off-duty clerk shot outside of store due comp benefits
A Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court panel has ruled that a convenience store clerk is eligible for workers compensation after being shot several times while sitting in his supervisor’s parked car outside of the store after the pair had just closed up shop.
- Inadequate urine sample did not constitute drug test refusal
An injured worker’s failure to provide enough urine for a drug test did not constitute a refusal to comply with the company’s workers comp drug testing policy, a court ruled.
- Beryllium safety rule delayed
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has delayed the effective date of its beryllium rule to March 21.
- California to tackle workers comp premium fraud
Comp premium fraud costs insurers and ethical businesses up to $15 billion a year, says California’s industrial relations director.
- Lawmakers expected to vote on Illinois comp reforms
Proposals in S.B. 12 include a closed drug formulary and ending disability benefits for professional athletes at 35 years old.
- Trump’s regulation order may put OSHA rules on chopping block
An executive order could limit or halt new OSHA regulations and may put recently passed regulations in jeopardy.
- Florida bill would cover PTSD for first responders
A law that would provide workers compensation benefits to Florida first responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has been introduced in the state’s Senate.
- Bill would create cancer presumption for firefighters
Georgia legislators are making a fresh effort to help firefighters receive workers comp benefits for work-related cancer after Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed similar legislation last year.