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Jury Awards $212 Million for Botox Brain Injury
A Virginia jury has awarded $212 million to a man who alleged that side effects of Botox led to him …
Recent NY Decision Helps Employers Fight Fraud
On April 21, 2011, a court decision, “Poli v. Taconic Correction Facility”, was …
Getting Through the Maze of Medicare Set Asides to Lower Workers Comp Costs
LowerWC.com interviews industry experts on important and sometimes complex workers compensation …
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Lower Your Workers Comp Premiums – Do Reserve Audits Before This Secret Date
Each workers compensation file has a reserve set on it. A reserve is an estimated amount of …
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Using a Cane is Often a Red Flag of Workers Compensation Fraud
A Boston police officer recently ended up on the wrong side of the law. According to …
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New Zealand Dishonesty Conviction in Workers Comp Case
New Zealands Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) has welcomed the conviction of Daryl Adair …
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Supreme Court Rules Employers Liable for Discriminatory Firing
Employers can be held liable for discriminatory conduct even if the individual responsible for the …
Supreme Court Rules Employers Liable for Discriminatory FiringRead More
Death While Attending Leadership Conference Was In Scope of Employment
A Texas appeals court has ruled that a landscape manager was within the “course and scope of his …
Death While Attending Leadership Conference Was In Scope of EmploymentRead More
Average Weekly Wages Included Tank of Gas Per Week
Average Weekly Wage Includes Value of Housing. A South Carolina appellate court ruled that an …
13 Arrested in New York Workers Comp Fraud Investigation
Thirteen people from eight New York counties have been arrested on charges that they cheated New …
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British Columbia Flaggers Death Leads to Anger
A suspended sentence issued earlier this month to an elderly driver who killed a flagger in British …
Turnaround of a Bad Claims Office Where Adjusters Fail Work Comp Audit
A third party administrator's (TPA) office in a large city was consistently performing poorly on …
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Eligible for Workers Comp Despite Smoking Pot
The Montana Supreme Court has thrown its backing behind a Workers Compensation Court ruling that a …
Ohio Man Receiving Workers Comp Nabbed Working in Arizona
Robert Harnage, formally of Middletown, Ohio, has been sentenced after an investigation by the Ohio …
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Include Physical Therapy, Nurse Triage and Occupational Clinics in Account Instructions
A company on top of its workers compensation costs implements Account Servicing Instructions …
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University of Notre Dame Fined Nearly 78K in Death of Student
The University of Notre Dame has been fined $77,500 for ignoring industry standards that could have …
University of Notre Dame Fined Nearly 78K in Death of StudentRead More
Ontario Officials Fine Brampton Following Worker Injury
The Corporation of the City of Brampton has been fined $75,000 for a violation of the Occupational …
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Washington State Legislator Proposes Workplace Bullying Legislation
Workplace bullying would be deemed an unfair practice in Washington under legislation introduced by …
Washington State Legislator Proposes Workplace Bullying LegislationRead More
Four Possible Ways to Reduce the Potential Large Dollar Injury Claim
When the workers compensation adjusters receive certain types of indemnity claims, they know …
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