Workers' Compensation News
OSHA: Fall Hazards in Residential Construction Top State's Workplace Violations for 2020 | 07/06/2021 | ||
By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Federal safety officials last year issued hundreds of citations totaling more than $2 million in fines to Texas employers that allegedly failed to mitigate fall hazards at residential construction sites, according to data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ...Read More | |||
Owner of Dry Cleaner Charged With Fraud | 06/30/2021 | ||
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries announced that the owner-operator of a dry cleaning business in Olympia faces a felony charge for allegedly faking the severity of his claimed occupational injury. ...Read More | |||
OSHA Cites Roofing Contractor in Teen's Death | 05/28/2021 | ||
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a roofing contractor in the death of a 16-year-old boy who fell while working at a Nashville, Tennessee, hotel site, the Department of Labor announced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
OSHA Says It Will Not Enforce Recording of Vaccine Reactions | 05/25/2021 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has changed course again and will no longer enforce employers' recording of reactions in mandatory vaccine programs. ...Read More | |||
Owner of Construction Co. Arrested in Payroll Fraud Scheme | 05/13/2021 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Florida Department of Financial Services announced that Julio Enrique Maldonado was arrested for allegedly concealing payroll information for his construction company to avoid paying more than $193,000 in workers’ compensation premiums. ...Read More | |||
Omaha National Promotes Two Staffers to Director Positions | 05/12/2021 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Omaha National Insurance Company has promoted two employees to director positions, according to a news release. ...Read More | |||
Owner of Construction Company Accused of Payroll Fraud | 05/12/2021 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Florida Department of Financial Services announced that the owner of a construction company was arrested for an alleged payroll fraud scheme that avoided more than $88,000 in work comp premiums. ...Read More | |||
Owner of Construction Company Accused of Premium Fraud | 05/07/2021 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The owner of a construction company in Fresno self-surrendered Thursday after a warrant was issued for her arrest on six felony counts of fraud, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
OSHA: Judge Finds Health Care Center Exposed Workers to Attacks, Destroyed Video Evidence | 05/06/2021 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A federal administrative law judge determined that a behavioral health care center and its management company exposed workers to more than 50 attacks in a two-and-a-half-year period and deserve to be sanctioned for destroying surveillance videos showing workplace violence. ...Read More | |||
Observers Say Proposed QME Rule Changes Could Improve Med-Legal Report Quality | 05/04/2021 | ||
By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation’s proposed amendments to its qualified medical evaluator regulations could improve the quality of medical-legal reports systemwide, stakeholders said ...Read More | |||