How a Labor Supplier and Insurance Broker Schemed to Evade Workers’ Compensation March 30, 2023 An unlicensed labor broker for the construction industry has pleaded guilty to participating in a fraud scheme in order to...
New Heat Rules for Outdoor Workers in Washington Proposed March 23, 2023 Proponents of a new proposal this week to update Washington’s permanent heat rules say they will increase protections for agricultural,...
Court Blasts Accident Board for Unsupported Order to End Worker’s Drug Therapy March 22, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The Superior Court of Delaware has reversed an order of the Industrial Accident Board (IAB) that an injured former employee...
Workers’ Compensation Must Reimburse for Medical Marijuana Costs in Pennsylvania March 21, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Injured workers in Pennsylvania are entitled to be reimbursed for medical marijuana costs under the state’s workers’ compensation law. The...
Georgia Business Owner Sentenced in $54M California Workers’ Comp Fraud March 13, 2023 Wesley Owens, 54, of Atlanta, Georgia, and Beau Wilson, 38, also of Atlanta, pleaded no contest to multiple felony counts...
OSHA Cites Long Island Thermometer Maker Over Mercury Exposure in Workplace March 10, 2023 Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a New York thermometer manufacturer for overexposing its employees to mercury at its West...
California Therapy Provider Cited $9M for Misclassifying 1,280 Employees March 8, 2023 The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Feld Care Therapy Inc. in Westlake Village. More than $9 million for misclassifying 1,280...
West Virginia House Backs Cap on Workers’ Damages in Deliberate Intent Cases March 6, 2023 By Leah Willingham Republicans in the West Virginia House passed a bill last week that would cap some of the damages workers and...
Owner, Employee Charged With Manslaughter in Worker’s Death in Trench Collapse March 6, 2023 A construction company owner and an employee were charged with manslaughter Friday in connection with a trench collapse in Connecticut...
California Workers’ Comp Research Keys on State’s Massive Healthcare Industry March 2, 2023 A report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California that examines the state’s healthcare system shows the industry...