Teacher Ordered to Pay Nearly $9,000 After Pleading No Contest to Fraud
A California teacher was ordered to pay nearly $9,000 in restitution after pleading no contest to a fraud charge for participating in a marathon a month after reporting a back…
Purdue Developing Opioid Antagonist of Potential Interest to Comp
Purdue Pharma is developing a long-acting opioid antagonist for treating overdoses that will likely be of interest to the workers’ compensation community, pharmacy benefit manager myMatrixx reports.
The drug under development,…
Worker’s Daughter Receives Award for Loss of Use
An Ohio appellate court ruled that the daughter of a worker was entitled to an award for his loss of use of his limbs in an accident that resulted in death shortly…
Worker Shouldn’t Have Been Denied Benefits for Psych Injury After MMI
A Florida appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been denied temporary indemnity benefits for a mental injury even though more than six months had elapsed since she reached…
CLM Names Ronna Ruppelt as New CEO
Insurance industry association CLM on Thursday named Ronna Ruppelt as its new CEO.
Ronna Ruppelt
(CLM photo)
Ruppelt brings nearly three decades of experience with legal, regulatory, compliance and claims issues.
Fraud Conviction Results in Denial of Naturalization Application
A federal appellate court ruled that a worker was properly denied naturalization based on an old conviction for concealing employment while collecting disability and workers’ compensation benefits.
Case: Orellana v. Mayorkas, No.