Cal/OSHA Cites Company $108K in Fatal Pressure Vessel Incident April 23, 2021 Cal/OSHA has cited Sierra Pacific Industries $108,300 for workplace safety and health violations after one of its employees was fatally...
Oklahoma Bill Would Create Workers’ Comp Assigned Risk Plan April 21, 2021 A bill working its way through the Oklahoma Legislature would allow for the creation of an assigned risk plan providing...
Illinois Lighting Company Faces $85K in OSHA Penalties for Worker Injuries April 21, 2021 Federal workplace safety officials have cited an Illinois lighting manufacturer with workplace safety violations and imposed $85,000 in penalties after...
Wisconsin Food Plant Worker Sues ConAgra After Contracting COVID-19 April 20, 2021 A food plant employee is suing his Walworth County, Wisconsin, employer alleging he contracted the coronavirus at work and infected...
California Welder Arraigned on Felony Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges April 19, 2021 Ahmad Zaki Noori, 41, of Sacramento, Calif., was arraigned on two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud after allegedly...
P/C Insurers Need to Hike Key Commercial Rates Even More: A.M. Best April 19, 2021 The environment for many of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers lines remains competitive despite the need for rate increases for...
California Siblings Arraigned in $1.4M Workers’ Comp Scheme April 16, 2021 California farm labor company owners and siblings Elias Perez, 40, of Greenfield, and Alejandra Perez, 37, of Soledad, were arraigned...
Institute Analyzes Impact of California Medical Provider Network Option for Workers April 16, 2021 Legislation intended to increase injured California workers’ access to medical care by requiring the state to create a medical provider...
California Business Owner Arraigned in $1M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme April 14, 2021 Marion Piggee, Jr., 68, of Los Angeles, Calif., was arraigned on seven counts of insurance fraud after an investigation by...
Authorities: Explosion at Ohio Plant Leaves 8 Hurt, 1 Missing April 9, 2021 One person was killed and eight others were injured in an explosion and fire on April 8 at a paint...