by Kelia Scott | Sep 10, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A New York State Department of Transportation employee was arrested after he was charged with defrauding the workers’ compensation system and stealing insurance benefits that he was not entitled to. Joshua D. Newman of North Road in Wilson, NY was arrested and charged...
by Kelia Scott | Sep 9, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Arbre Group Holding, doing business as Holli-Pac Inc., for willful and serious safety and health violations at their Holley, NY facility. The company is a frozen food...
by Kelia Scott | Sep 4, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) released a “checkup” on the performance of the state’s formulary one year after it went into effect. In January 2018 the state adopted an evidence-based drug formulary to reduce costs and...
by Kelia Scott | Sep 4, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited United Parcel Service (UPS) for failing to protect employees from working in excessive heat after an employee working near their Riviera Beach, FL, facility suffered...
by Kelia Scott | Sep 3, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) released a study which looks at the treatment guidelines around MRI and lumbar decompression surgery in workers’ comp, and how that impacts those with lower back pain and their claims. The study is titled “Do...
