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Dr. Richard Victor on the Workers' Compensation System's Elephant in the Room (Podcast Transcript)
Posted on 15 Dec 2011 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Note: This transcript of the Dr. Victor podcast has been partially edited. Steve Berstler: On this edition, Dr. Richard Victor, Executive Director of the Workers' Compensation Research Institute on the workers’ compensation systems Elephant... Read More

Failure to List Applicant as Employee and to Report Payroll Did Not Defeat Insurance Coverage: Cal. Comp. Cases June Advanced Postings (6/3/2015)
Posted on 3 Jun 2015 by California Compensation Cases Staff

Here’s the second batch of advanced postings for the June 2015 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the cases to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2015 LexisNexis. All rights... Read More

Arkansas: Employer Secured Comp Coverage in Spite of Failure to List Employees in Policy Documents
Posted on 5 Feb 2016 by Larson's Spotlight

An Arkansas court held that the owner of a small Arkansas business appropriately secured workers’ compensation coverage when evidence indicated an insurance company issued a policy and the business paid a premium of $1,000. That the policy did not... Read More

Issue 4 of Workers’ Compensation Resources Research Report (WCRRR) Examines Employers’ Costs
Posted on 6 Jun 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Issue 4 of the Workers’ Compensation Resources Research Report ( WCRRR ) examines the employers’ costs of workers’ compensation based on the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Part I provides information on the national... Read More

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (1/26/2012) – Workers’ Compensation Claimant Guilty of Mining for Gold in California
Posted on 27 Jan 2012 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (1/19/2012) – Disc Jockey Faces the Music for Workers' Compensation Fraud
Posted on 20 Jan 2012 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (8/23/2012) – Surveillance Video Shows Nurse’s Aide Faked Need For Wheelchair
Posted on 24 Aug 2012 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (3/1/2012) – Injured Chef Keeps Cooking Corn For Two More Employers While Disabled
Posted on 2 Mar 2012 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (2/2/2012) – Fake Bullet Holes Lead To Arrest Of Bus Driver For Fraud and Making False Robbery Report
Posted on 3 Feb 2012 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (1/26/2012) – Workers’ Compensation Claimant Guilty of Mining for Gold in California
Posted on 27 Jan 2012 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (1/19/2012) – Disc Jockey Faces the Music for Workers' Compensation Fraud
Posted on 20 Jan 2012 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (2/2/2012) – Fake Bullet Holes Lead To Arrest Of Bus Driver For Fraud and Making False Robbery Report
Posted on 3 Feb 2012 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

Dr. Richard Victor on the Workers' Compensation System's Elephant in the Room (Podcast Transcript)
Posted on 15 Dec 2011 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Note: This transcript of the Dr. Victor podcast has been partially edited. Steve Berstler: On this edition, Dr. Richard Victor, Executive Director of the Workers' Compensation Research Institute on the workers’ compensation systems Elephant... Read More

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (3/1/2012) – Injured Chef Keeps Cooking Corn For Two More Employers While Disabled
Posted on 2 Mar 2012 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

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (8/23/2012) – Surveillance Video Shows Nurse’s Aide Faked Need For Wheelchair
Posted on 24 Aug 2012 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