by Kelia Scott | Feb 19, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A doctor in New York, practicing in Manhattan, pled guilty to conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute in connection with a scheme to prescribe Subsys, a fentanyl spray, in exchange for bribes and kickbacks from the drug’s manufacturer, Insys Therapeutics....
by Kelia Scott | Feb 18, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A study out from The California Workers’ Compensation Institute study reveals that non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) have surpassed opioids as the most common therapeutic drug group that is prescribed to injured workers in California. They have been the top...
by Kelia Scott | Feb 14, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer could not require their employee to arbitrate his personal injury claim with them. The Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District, found that Stagg Restaurants, a franchisee of McDonald’s, failed to show that their employee,...
by Kelia Scott | Feb 14, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited an indoor shooting range in Texas for exposing employees to unsafe levels of lead at their facility in Killeen, Texas. Tap Rack Bang Indoor Shooting Range LLC, operating...
by Kelia Scott | Feb 14, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A worker violated a known safety rule at their place of employment and was injured. They were denied benefits because of their actions. Andre Jones worked for Crothall Laundry and on October 14, 2017 entered a fenced area where laundry was processed so that he could...
