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- Mar
- 2010
EMPLOYER PREVAILS IN RICO CLAIM AGAINST EMPLOYEES
On March 14th, 2010 a federal judge entered a default judgment for the amount of $2,264,690.68 against 86 workers’ compensation claimants in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Org…
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- Nov
- 2009
ALABAMA WORKERS COMPENSATION FRAUD CONVICTIONS CONTINUE
On November 17, 2009, Attorney General, Troy King, successfully convicted employee, Robert Burrows, on 3 counts of workers’ compensation fraud in the Circuit Court for Shelby Coun…
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- Jun
- 2009
NCOIL TO CONSIDER EMPLOYEE MISCLASSIFICATION WORKERS COMPENSATION COVERAGE MODEL ACT
The National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) will consider a working draft of the Employee Misclassification Workers' Compensation Coverage Model Act, as sponsored by …
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- Jun
- 2009
POOR ECONOMY EQUALS MORE FRAUD
In a recent article in the Insurance Journal, it was noted that the economic downturn has resulted in a rise in workers’ compensation fraud. According to a senior special agent fo…
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- Feb
- 2009
EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE FRAUD INTERVIEW
On February 12, 2009, Mike Fish was a guest on the on the Workers' Comp Matters internet radio show. The host, Attorney Alan S. Pierce, and Fish discussed issues related to worke…
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- Feb
- 2009
ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES PRESCRIPTION DATABASE
The Alabama legislature recently established and implemented a controlled substance database for the entire state of Alabama. The purpose of this database is to monitor the prescr…
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