Report: Court Defers Sentence for Uninsured Employer

The owner of a waste disposal company in Iowa was fined $1,025 and placed on probation for three years for operating without workers' compensation insurance, according to media reports. James Watts, 83, also received a three-year deferred prison sentence. If he completes the terms of probation, which include making a minimum $50 monthly payment to satisfy the civil fine, the felony conviction will be expunged from his record. District Associate Court Judge Jason Burns on Thursday also placed Watts' company, Hawkeye Waste Systems, on probation for three years and imposed a suspended f...