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Report Looks at Cumulative Trauma and Litigated Claims in California Workers’ Comp
Mar 18 2024 // A California Workers’ Compensation Institute study shows nearly half of all litigated claims in the Los Angeles Basin are cumulative trauma claims that involve physical or mental injuries from repetitive stress,...
Massachusetts Couple Charged With $627K in Workers’ Compensation Fraud and More
Mar 15 2024 // A Hopkinton, Massachusetts couple has been arrested and charged in connection with separate schemes to defraud their workers’ compensation insurance carriers, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and their...
Airport Driver Who Died When Forklift Tipped Was Not Wearing Seat Belt: OSHA
Mar 12 2024 // The Aug. 29, 2023, death of a forklift operator at Boston’s Logan International Airport may have been prevented if his employer had ensured proper safeguards for operating and maintaining forklifts, an Occupational...
New York Inspector General Reports on 2 Workers’ Compensation Fraud Cases
Mar 11 2024 // New York State Inspector General Lucy announced a sentencing and a guilty plea in two separate workers’ compensation fraud cases. Lang announced the sentencing of Brian Simpson, 55, of Monroe County, who defrauded...
OSHA Seeks $551K Penalty for Frozen Food Manufacturer After Worker’s Amputation
Mar 8 2024 // A Robbinsville, New Jersey frozen food manufacturer with a history of violating federal safety and health standards was cited again by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), after a worker suffered an...
Cal/OSHA Increases Civil Penalty Amounts for 2024
Mar 6 2024 // California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health recently increased penalties for certain violations, with some maximum penalties planned to rise as much as $4,983 this year, a smaller increase than in the...
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