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The Fraudastic Four

Marguerite Swallow

Marguerite Swallow

Four California men teamed up to fraudulently solicit funds from AIG Claims Services and Matrix Absence Management Inc. for outstanding medical liens on workers' compensation claims for services provided by medical providers.

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Oil Spill Likely to Lead to Future Workers' Compensation Claims

Injured workers' claims arising out of the Transocean's Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup will be governed by three sets of laws: the Jones Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, and state workers' compensation laws.

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Obesity: the Big Fat Cost Driver

Obese employees experience more than twice the number of claims of recommended-weight workers. Additionally, workers' compensation claims involving obese employees are 2.8 times more expensive than claims for employees of normal weight.

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Scrutinizing Claims of Work-Relatedness in Workers' Comp

There are many clinical issues that find their way into workers' compensation despite little to no scientific support for claiming that those issues are work-related.

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