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Montana Rules that Obesity is Protected Under ADAAA – Qualified Impairment
This morning I received my weekly update from Fisher & Phillips and one case jumped off the page. Montana ruling on obesity and the employees protection under the ADA. This case should raise eyebrows for employers
(Labor Letter, August 2012)...
AIG Agrees to $146.5 Million 50 State Settlement for Workers Comp Misreported Premiums
American International Group Inc. and its affiliates have agreed to pay $146.5 million to all 50 states and the District of Columbia to settle a complaint that it misreported billions of dollars in workers compensation premiums in past years.
Florida...
Coal Miner’s Family has to Split $100,000 Settlement in Civil Settlement
According to the Cumberland Times News – Two families will split $100,000 in a settlement of a wrongful death suit brought after two coal miners were killed in a high-wall collapse.
The families of 51-year-old Dale Jones of Lonaconing...
A Cadre of Corrupt Doctors and Scam Artists Arrested in NYC Insurance Fraud Sceme
A cadre of corrupt doctors and scam artists sought to cheat auto insurance companies out of $279 million in bogus medical claims — the largest-ever fraud involving New York’s no-fault law, authorities said Wednesday.
The investigation...
Did You Know that OSHA is Responsible for the Whistleblower Protection Program
OSHA Issues Whistleblowers Guidance:
In a continuing effort to improve the Whistleblower Protection Program, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced that it is implementing additional...
Texas Medical Supply Company Submits Almost $1 Million of Fraudulent Claims
According to the Star-Telegraph - Kay Ann White, 45, owner and operator of Electra Enterprises and Electra Med in Kennedale, submitted $917,392 in fraudulent claims to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and the Federal Employees’...
Federal Workers Comp Benefits Paid to Employees Over 80 Years Old
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Tuesday asked the Government Accountability Office to start looking into possible waste, fraud and abuse in federal workers’ compensation benefits.
The federal government pays benefits to about 49,000 federal...
The Workers Compensation Provider Consolidation Continues
Over the last six months we have seen consolidation after consolidation – the question for industry leaders, will this affect employers ability to pick and choose providers to manage their workers compensation claims?
The current list of companies...
AIG Will Pay $100 million in Fines for Under Reporting Workers Compensation Premiums
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced a 50 State settlement with AIG for misclassifying workers compensation premiums. The following press release was issued by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department:
AIG to Pay $100 Million in Fines...
6.2 Million Reasons to Implement a Proactive Workers Compensation Return to Work Program
Employers are so focused on managing workers compensation injuries that they often forget that the injury itself is the gateway to employment litigation. Until now, employers have systematically overlooked and downplayed the link between the...
