Page 5 - Worker Compensation Programs News Today

As climate change boosts U.S. wildfire risks, the Biden administration aims to make it easier for federal firefighters to claim benefits for injuries and illnesses ...

In today's Federal Newscast, the Environmental Protection Agency is revising its onboarding process to reflect the pandemic's effects on the workplace.

As climate change boosts U.S. wildfire risks, the Biden administration aims to make it easier for federal firefighters to claim benefits for injuries and illnesses ...

Hunter Burroughs, the Rogers businessman at the heart of a federal fraud indictment, admitted more than a year ago to faking emails he submitted in a Florida civil lawsuit.

An Alexandria, Louisiana physician pleaded guilty to having conspired to violate three different federal statutes in connection with a scheme to defraud

An Alexandria, Louisiana, physician pleaded guilty Tuesday to having conspired to violate three different federal statutes in connection with a kickback scheme to defraud both federal and private workers compensation insurers, according to an announcement by the U.S. Attorney’s office of the Western District of Arkansas.

A Louisiana doctor is the second to plead guilty in federal court to taking kickbacks from a Rogers company as part of workers' compensation fraud, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office.

Robert Clay Smith, 60, admitted to submitting fraudulent claims to the Labor Department and private insurers.

A Philadelphia psychiatrist and his wife agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that they billed the federal workers' compensation program for

News and commentary from the psychiatry world