Workers' Compensation

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What’s Really Behind the Decline in Workers’ Comp Claim Rates?
Posted on 9 May 2015 by Thomas A. Robinson

New study suggests improved safety is only partially the answer given the considerable shift of care from workers’ comp to private insurance coverage Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., the Feature National Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation... Read More

Tags: MDSI , cost shifting , Union , private health insurance , economy , carpenters , upper extremity , workers compensation claims , construction industry , Workers compensation , musculoskeletal symptoms disorders and injuries , Washington state , knee disorders , workplace safety

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (10/13/2011) – Tree Trimming Business Owner Did Not Have Workers’ Comp Insurance For Employee Killed By Wood Chipper
Posted on 14 Oct 2011 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Newsroom Fraud Team

Each week we'll be surveying what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers' comp fraud. Just like a police blotter, our workers' comp fraud blotter lists recent arrests, charges, convictions and... Read More

Tags: underreporting payroll , Insurance Fraud , roofing , carpenters , tree trimming , misclassification , double dipping , deceased claimant , workers compensation fraud , dead husband , cash payments

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (10/13/2011) – Tree Trimming Business Owner Did Not Have Workers’ Comp Insurance For Employee Killed By Wood Chipper
Posted on 14 Oct 2011 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Newsroom Fraud Team

Each week we'll be surveying what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers' comp fraud. Just like a police blotter, our workers' comp fraud blotter lists recent arrests, charges, convictions and... Read More

Tags: underreporting payroll , Insurance Fraud , roofing , carpenters , tree trimming , misclassification , double dipping , deceased claimant , workers compensation fraud , dead husband , cash payments