Washington Man Ordered to Repay $127K in Workers’ Comp Scam February 20, 2023 A Washington contractor who claimed he was too injured to work despite reportedly running his own construction company was ordered...
New Jersey Supreme Court Remands Workers’ Compensation Fraud Case for Allocation of Fault February 16, 2023 There will be a jury retrial on allocation of liability in a New Jersey workers’ compensation premium fraud case won...
OSHA Cites Tree Services Firm Over 17-Year Old Worker Killed in Woodchipper February 15, 2023 On a Tuesday afternoon in the summer of August 2022, federal workplace safety inspectors responded to a police report that...
Nevada Mine Cited for Major Safety Violation in Worker Death February 14, 2023 By Scott Sonner Federal investigators cited a Nevada gold mine for safety violations in the death of an underground worker, including inadequate inspections...
Philadelphia Eagles Team Loses to Ex-Player in Workers’ Compensation Fight February 10, 2023 The National Football League’s Philadelphia Eagles football team has failed to score a victory in a disability case involving former...
31% of Workers Filing COVID Claims Suffer Long-Term, but Rate Declining: New York Fund February 10, 2023 By Jim Sams A report released this month by New York State Insurance Fund found that 31% of workers who filed claims for...
After 2 Deaths, New York Roofing Firm Still Ignoring Fall Protections, Claims OSHA February 8, 2023 Nanuet, New York-based roofing contractor ALJ Home Improvement Inc. is ignoring safety requirements despite having suffered the loss of two...
Investigators Say Burst Pipeline Killed Nevada Gold Mine Worker February 7, 2023 Two miners were trying to remove a water pipeline at a gold mine in northeast Nevada last month when the...
OSHA Cites Connecticut Contractor for Worker’s Death in Trench Collapse February 2, 2023 A federal investigation has found a Connecticut contractor’s failure to provide legally required safeguards and make sure they were in...
New York Prosecutors Allege Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud in Two Schemes Worth $10M January 27, 2023 Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. within the past week announced two separate indictments alleging workers’ compensation fraud, one totaling...