Video Surveillance Leads to Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges Against California Woman March 15, 2021 Veronica Catalina Cortes-Ambrosio, 53, of Madera, Calif., was charged on two felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly lying about...
Oklahoma Contractor Again Cited for Trenching Hazards, Fined $205.5K March 12, 2021 Federal officials have cited an Oklahoma construction contractor for exposing its employees to trenching and excavation hazards, violations for which...
Former California Firefighter Faces Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges March 12, 2021 Daniel Clampitt, 41, of Denair, Calif., was arraigned on four felony counts including insurance fraud, grand theft and perjury for...
Oregon SAIF Declares $210M Dividend for Policyholders March 10, 2021 Oregon’s nonprofit State Accident Insurance Fund Corp. (SAIF) on Wednesday declared a $210 million dividend for its policyholders and acknowledged...
Study Shows NASIDs Growing in California Workers’ Comp March 10, 2021 A new study shows that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) now account for more than one-third of all drugs dispensed to injured...
Workers’ Compensation Remained Outlier as Commercial Prices Continued Rising in Q4 March 9, 2021 U.S. commercial insurance prices again grew significantly in the fourth quarter of 2020. Again, except for workers’ compensation. According to...
California Nutrition Assistant Arraigned for Workers’ Comp Fraud March 8, 2021 Kia Lor, 54, of Merced, Calif., was arraigned on four counts of insurance fraud after an investigation by the California...
Natural Gas Explosion Near Houston Injures Several Workers March 8, 2021 Seven people were injured in a natural gas explosion near Houston, including one person who was flown to a hospital...
Ohio Food Production Plant Faces $136.5K in Penalties for Safety Violations March 5, 2021 A Lima, Ohio-based food production facility has been hit with citations and $136,532 in proposed penalties after worker suffers partial...
Additional Charges Brought Against Two Massachusetts Men in Fraud Scheme March 4, 2021 A federal grand jury in Worcester, Massachusetts, brought additional charges against two men in connection with their involvement in an...