- James Cool | February 24, 2009 3:35 PM | Ventura, CA
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Miscellaneous
With economic woes taking the forefront in most news reports and conversations at the dinner table, it is no surprise that workman’s compensation claims have risen in correlation with...
- Paul Kiesel | January 22, 2009 4:11 PM | Los Angeles, CA
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Miscellaneous
The New Yorker has a great article this week discussing the many problems the U.S. health care system faces (too many to list in this sentence) and I've posted the first four paragraphs, and a link...
- Paul Kiesel | January 15, 2009 8:17 PM | Los Angeles, CA
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Miscellaneous
From Bloomberg:
By Avram Goldstein and Karen Freifeld
Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- UnitedHealth Group Inc., the biggest U.S. health insurer, said it will spend $400 million to settle allegations it has...
- Paul Kiesel | August 07, 2008 6:33 PM | Los Angeles, CA
Category:
Miscellaneous
UnitedHealth has been accused of being greedy, slow in processing reimbursement payments, and giving substantial compensation to their former CEO (who faced criminal and civil charges for backdating...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 30, 2008 7:22 PM | Ventura, CA
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Workplace Injuries
A man has filed a lawsuit in West Virginia after he claims he was fired after he filed a Workers' Compensation claim. He was injured in a truck accident while working for Catenary Coal Company. The accident happened in June 2007. The company claims he was fired for drug use.In August 2007, two months after his accident, Bishop was randomly drug tested, which came back positive with reports of...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 26, 2008 7:06 PM | Ventura, CA
Category:
Workplace Injuries
An advisory committee has ruled that Workers' Compensation rates in California do not need to be changed mid-year. The Workers' Compensation Insurance Ratings Bureau is set to meet next in August to discuss rates for 2009. Rates are evaluated twice a year and findings are submitted to the state's Insurance Commissioner. Mid-year filings usually are "limited to instances of major changes in...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 20, 2008 7:39 AM | Ventura, CA
Category:
Workplace Injuries
A Carmichael man is being charged with workers' compensation fraud after collecting over $150,000 from the state of California. He was a worker at the Preston Youth Correctional Facility and claims he was assaulted by an inmate there. He claims his injuries were so severe he could not work. The following day, Bourdaniotis allegedly took and passed the Department of Real Estate's salesperson...