Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Va. Officials to Review Bridge Project’s Role in Flooding
Jul 27 2006 // The Virginia Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced plans to investigate whether the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project contributed to flooding last month that seriously damaged about 150 homes in Fairfax...
5,450 W.Va. Employers Delinquent, Owe $11.4M in Workers’ Comp Payments
Jul 25 2006 // West Virginia has delinquent workers’ compensation payments valued at $11.4 million outstanding as of July 13, with 5,450 employers overdue on their payments to BrickStreet Mutual, according to Insurance Commissioner...
News Briefs
Jul 24 2006 // Virginia targets dogs, underage drinking Owners of dangerous dogs face tougher penalties and adults who serve booze to underage guests are targeted under new state laws that took effect July 1 in Virginia. The dog-mauling...
W. Va. cracking down on 2,000 employers without workers’ comp
Jul 24 2006 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission is cracking down on an estimated 2,000 employers in the state who do not have workers’ compensation insurance, which is required by law. When an employee of an uninsured...
W. Va. cracking down on 2,000 employers without workers’ comp
Jul 24 2006 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission is cracking down on an estimated 2,000 employers in the state who do not have workers’ compensation insurance, which is required by law. When an employee of an uninsured...
W.Va. Claimant Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 21 2006 // Jerry Lee McClelland Jr. has been arrested on one felony count of receiving workers’ compensation benefits for a term longer than he was entitled, according to West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L....
Former W.Va. Agent Sentenced for Embezzlement
Jul 20 2006 // Shawn Edwin Linger, a former insurance agent in Clarksburg, W.Va. has been sentenced to one felony count of embezzlement according to Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline. Linger was sentenced July 6 to one to 10 years in...
W.Va. Slates Workers’ Compliance Assistance Seminar
Jul 14 2006 // A free compliance assistance seminar focusing on laws that cover health benefits will take place July 19-20 at the Marriott Charleston Town Center in Charleston, W.Va. The seminar is sponsored by the Employee Benefits...
W.Va. Insurance Commission Acting Against Uninsured Employers
Jul 6 2006 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission is cracking down on the estimated 2,000 employers in the state that do not have workers’ compensation insurance, which is required by law. When an employee of an uninsured...
New Virginia Laws Address Vicious Dogs, Underage Drinking
Jul 5 2006 // Owners of dangerous dogs face tougher penalties and adults who serve booze to underage guests are targeted under new state laws taking effect in Virginia. Although the 2006 General Assembly was dominated by a budget...
Former W.Va. Agent Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Jul 5 2006 // A former Montgomery, W.Va. insurance agent has pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement. Brenda G. Valentine was scheduled to go to trial in Fayette County Circuit Court June 30 on six felony counts, four of forgery and...
RTW Rehab Pays W.Va. Commission $40,000 Restitution, Fined $50,000
Jun 29 2006 // RTW Rehabilitation Services Inc. of Baltimore, Md. has pleaded guilty to one charge of mail fraud in federal court in Charleston, W.Va. and ordered to pay $40,000 in restitution to the West Virginia Offices of the...
Floods, Mudslides Alter Busy Routines in D.C.-Maryland Area
Jun 28 2006 // In Washington, D.C., a city that always seems to be in a hurry, this week’s soggy weather forced almost everyone to slow down. Water and mudslides blocked highways. Commuter rail lines sputtered. Some federal office...
Baltimore Company Admits Defrauding W.Va. Workers’ Comp Agency
Jun 26 2006 // A defunct Baltimore company has pleaded guilty in Charleston, W. Va. to a federal fraud charge for billing the state of Workers’ Compensation Division for services that were never provided. RTW Rehabilitation...
Virginia Insurance Bureau to License Home Service Contract Providers
Jun 22 2006 // Effective July 1, 2006, the State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) Bureau of Insurance in Virginia will have the authority to license entities as home service contract providers. A new law adopted by the 2006 General...
Va. Gov. Kaine Signs Small Business Insurance Purchasing Bill
Jun 20 2006 // Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine has signed a General Assembly bill that allows small businesses to collectively purchase health insurance, which supportershope will help address health care concerns within the...
W.Va. Workers’ Comp Loss Costs Decrease 10 Percent
Jun 13 2006 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline has announced that the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner have approved an overall 10 percent decrease in loss costs for workers’ compensation rates. Loss cost...
Two W.Va. Arrests for Insurance Fraud, Workers’ Comp Forgery
Jun 7 2006 // Insurance agent Brenda Valentine of the Mountain State Insurance Agency Inc. has been indicted on six felony counts of insurance fraud; and Scott Saul of Pipeline Services has pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation...
Virginia Trucker Honored for Logging 6 Million Accident-Free Miles
Jun 1 2006 // It was a bitter cold night in New York city some 40 years ago. Trucker Robert C. Wrenn pulled his rig to a halt at a red light and suddenly, there was a sharp rap on the metal door next to his elbow. Wrenn looked out,...
People and Places
May 22 2006 // Phyllis R. Austin has been named Crawford & Co. senior vice president of human resources, according to Tom Crawford, president and CEO. Austin assumed the position April 24 when Bill Beach, former head of human...
