Richard James McGee, 47, of San Bernardino, California, was arraigned today on two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation found he allegedly misrepresented injuries to his employer in order to receive more …
Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law authorizes modifications to a home to accommodate an injured employee’s needs. It also may require paying for a new van for a disabled worker. However, does the law go so far as to require an employer …
A Kennewick, Washington, business owner pleaded guilty to a felony for failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance for his employees for the second time. Benton-Franklin Superior Court Judge Norma Rodriguez sentenced Rodney Eugene Dietrich to 30 days of electronic home …
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation to help employers with unpaid workers’ compensation premiums regain access to coverage through the New York State Insurance Fund, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer. New York law requires businesses to have workers’ compensation …
Automation enhances industry, but it’s harmful to the mental health of its human co-workers. A University of Pittsburgh study suggests that while American workers who work alongside industrial robots are less likely to suffer physical injury, they are more likely …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has given preliminary approval to a new occupational safety and health plan for Massachusetts state and local employers and their employees. If given final approved after a comment period, the Massachusetts OSHA …
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a pair of decisions by the Minnesota Supreme Court that held employers cannot be required to reimburse workers for marijuana used to treat on-the-job injuries because the substance is illegal under …
An Iowa workers’ compensation insurance carrier is not entitled to retroactive reimbursement from another insurer for benefits it paid in error, the state Supreme Court ruled this month. American Home Assurance paid 125 weeks of permanent partial disability benefits to …
Omaha National Group, Inc. announced the opening of its new headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, at 9110 West Dodge Road. The redesigned building includes design and technology upgrades and more than doubles the square footage to 52,000 square feet, which can …
One person died in a construction accident in Boston last Thursday morning and a second person was taken to the hospital, police said. Officers responded to the city’s Seaport District at about 5:30 a.m. for reports of an accident, Officer …
