by admin | Jul 31, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
We all work in this industry we call workers’ compensation, I wanted to do a series that looked at different parts of comp and what is new and how we have gotten to where we are. Missouri is in the process of enacting a new law the will absolve the Second...
by admin | Jul 31, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
Dr. Sare Rhodes of Luzerne County, PA a dentist practicing in that area has been charged with prescribing narcotics to family, friends and associates without medical necessity or proper medical record keeping. The criminal complaint against Dr. Rhodes suggests she...
by admin | Jul 30, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
Sean Eric Slaton of Anniston, AL was convicted on 8 counts of false statements with the WC Program, 24 counts of wire fraud, and 1 count of theft of government property by a jury of his peers after a seven day trial occurred. Slaton began receiving comp payments in...
by admin | Jul 29, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
Navy veteran Leray Shurn was sentenced to serve two years in federal prison and pay $357,977 in restitution and a $5,000 fine for defrauding workers comp benefits from the Department of the Navy and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Shurn defrauded and collected...
by admin | Jul 29, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
An Idaho woman who claimed that she was unable to work due to a head injury she received is now facing felony charges. She allegedly received $12k in workers’ comp benefits and another $4k in vocational rehab benefits. Donna Childers-Adams claims that she...