Driver Who Blamed Injury on Rushing to Finish Schedule Fails to Deliver Evidence June 21, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A delivery driver failed to convince her employer or the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commissioner (VWCC) that she injured her knee...
OSHA Says Amazon Failed to Provide Injured Workers With Adequate Medical Care May 1, 2023 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports it has found that giant online retailer Amazon failed to provide adequate...
Md. Woman Convicted of Disability Fraud, Faces Up to 5 Years in Jail October 12, 2012 Prosecutors say a woman who collected federal disability benefits while operating a fitness center has been convicted of making false...
Moran Out as Calif. Workers’ Comp Admin Director September 6, 2012 By Don Jergler Rosa Moran, one of the members of Gov. Jerry Brown’s Department of Industrial Relations team that helped to hammer out...
Workers’ Comp Deal in the Works for California August 9, 2012 By Don Jergler In a hush-hush environment over the last several months it appears that those who seek workers’ compensation reform have been...
Group Warns Bills Pending in N.Y. Could Make Workers’ Comp More Costly June 18, 2012 A New York-based business association warns that two bills currently before the State Legislature could rollback cost savings created in...
Massey Criticizes Federal Report on West Virginia Mine Disaster June 6, 2011 The company that owned the coal mine where 29 miners died in the worst U.S. mining disaster in four decades...
Workplace Deaths Rise in North Carolina; Overall Injury Rate Drops January 19, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson There were 48 fatal workplace accidents in North Carolina in 2010, a tally that is up from 34 in the...