R.I. Woman Charged With Workers’ Comp Fraud, Ordered to Pay $10K December 20, 2013 A 76-year-old Providence, Rhode Island, woman must pay $10,000 in restitution on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses...
Farmers Sues Radiological Corporations for $3 Million December 19, 2013 Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Exchange filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California against two radiological corporations and their...
Tyson Foods Fined $147K for Safety Violations at Kansas Plant December 18, 2013 Tyson Foods Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for four workplace...
Rate Hikes in California Workers’ Comp: SNL Financial December 18, 2013 AmTrust Financial Services Inc. hiked rates by 15 percent on its California workers’ compensation business in 2013, and it is...
Worker’s Head Injury Leads to $90K Fine for Ohio Manufacturer December 18, 2013 Ohio-based McNeil Group, doing business as Pinnacle Metal Products, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...
Houston-Based Manufacturer Fined Nearly $200K for Safety Violations December 16, 2013 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Piping Technology and Products Inc. in Houston for...
Indiana Judge Dismisses Unions from Burned Man’s Compensation Suit December 16, 2013 An eastern Indiana judge has dismissed two unions from a lawsuit against a transportation company, an insurance agency and several...
Guidance System Shows Promise of Safer Landings for Gulf Rig Pilots December 16, 2013 Imagine zooming from 200 feet in the sky onto a small green circle in the middle of a vast, dark...
OSHA Fines Geismar, Louisiana Plant $99K for 6 Safety Violations December 13, 2013 The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines of $99,000 against Williams Olefins for a June explosion at...
Job Development, Worker Recruitment Initiative in South Dakota Falls Short December 11, 2013 An initiative by South Dakota Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard that was intended to draw 1,000 workers to the state has...