by Kelia Scott | Mar 23, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
Walgreens Co. will pay Massachusetts in a settlement after allegations that the company overcharged the state’s Workers’ Compensation system between 2008 and 2017. Walgreens will also implement procedures to prevent overcharging in the future, particularly on opioids....
by Kelia Scott | Mar 23, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The Texas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker, who had been out on his lunch hour but was expected to attend a mandatory training at an offsite location after his lunch hour, was within the course and scope of his employment when he was injured in a car accident....
by Kelia Scott | Mar 21, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
A bridge at the Florida International University collapsed last week and unfortunately a construction worker was among those killed in the accident. Another worker at the scene credits a safety harness with saving his life. Navaro Brown was working on the bridge and...
by Kelia Scott | Mar 21, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The Kraft Heinz Foods Company was cited by the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after an incident where a worker suffered a partial finger amputation at a facility in Ohio when they were attempting to clear a...
by Kelia Scott | Mar 19, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
In 2017 the number of California’s Independent Medical Reviews (IMR) dropped slightly for the first time ever since being adopted in 2012. The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) did an analysis on IMR decisions issued between 2014 and 2017 and data...
