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Workers' Compensation News

 
Fire Chief Pays $25K Restitution for Working 3 Jobs while on TTD 11/02/2015
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The chief for the Bokecreek Fire Department in Ohio paid more than $25,000 in restitution to the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation last week after pleading guilty to workers' compensation fraud, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation said. ...Read More
 
 

Fatality from Rock Thrown Out of Lawnmower Prompts $70K Fine 10/29/2015
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $70,000 in penalties against a New York landscaping company after a worker was killed by a rock thrown out of a riding lawnmower. ...Read More
 
 

Former Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion 10/28/2015
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A former owner of a chiropractic practice pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston on Friday to filing fraudulent personal federal tax returns and trying to obstruct the IRS. ...Read More
 
 

Failure to Cover among 16 Charges against Contractor 10/28/2015
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Florida contractor accused of ripping off elderly customers also faces three counts of failing to secure workers' compensation coverage for his employees, according to a report by News Cha...Read More
 
 
Former Police Officer Pleads No Contest in $50,000 WC Fraud 10/27/2015
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A former police officer accused of collecting more than $50,000 in a workers' compensation fraud has received a suspended prison sentence after pleading no contest to two charges of larceny. David McElroy, who resigned from the New London, Connecticut, police force just ahea...Read More
 
 
Fall Hazards Bring 3rd OSHA Citation against Roofing Co. 10/26/2015
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A complaint to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration led to proposed fines of $53,900 against a Houston-based roofing company for exposing workers to fall hazards. OSHA said it inspected a job site in Abilene, Texas, in May and afterward cited Peak Roofing Inc. for one wi...Read More
 
 
Former Cop Pleads Guilty to Doctor Shopping for Drugs 10/22/2015
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A former police officer who went doctor shopping for prescription narcotics, pretending he needed them for treatment of an on-the-job injury, pleaded guilty to a fraud charge on Monday, according to ...Read More
 
 

Fish Hatchery Exposed Workers to Confined-Space Hazards 10/22/2015
State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service exposed workers at the Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery in Brimley, Michigan, to atmospheric, water, amputation and asbestos hazards by failing to evaluate tanks and pits for confined-space hazards. ...Read More
 
 
Fee Schedule Redesign Aims to Ease Navigation 10/21/2015
State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
North Dakota's information portal on medical fee schedules has been restructured in a design aimed at making it easier to navigate. The updated fee schedule section of the Workforce Safety and Insurance site has added new options and designs to search for and download information...Read More
 
 

Firm Cited for Not Posting Safety Information in Spanish 10/19/2015
State: IL | Segment: Safety | 0 | Popular with Employer
A poultry-processing firm has been cited and faces fines for safety violations, including failing to post information in Spanish on its signs. The...Read More
 
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