Itasca, IL – More than 107,600 Americans–one every five minutes–died of a drug overdose in 2021 according to newly released provisional data from the CDC. Because 70% of people struggling with a substance use disorder (SUD) are employed, the National Safety Council (NSC) calls on employers to develop recovery-friendly workplaces, establish policies that support worker mental health and substance… [Read more]
Work Force & Human Resource News
CDI Joint Investigation Leads to Arraignment of CA Business Owners for Insurance Fraud
Sacramento, CA – Troy Williams, Nanci Morman, and John Allison were recently arraigned on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud after a joint investigation with the California Department of Insurance and the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office revealed the defendants allegedly conspired together to illegally lower their company’s workers’ compensation insurance premiums and defraud… [Read more]
Voxel Raises $15M Series A to Decrease Workplace Injuries & Accidents with Computer Vision
San Francisco, CA – Voxel, a startup using computer vision to transform safety and operations in the workplace, recently announced its $15M Series A funding round led by Eclipse Ventures with participation from MTech and World Innovation Labs. Since raising its seed round in September, Voxel has grown at an unprecedented pace by decreasing on-site… [Read more]
TDI Investigation Leads to Additional Guilty Pleas From Former NFL Players
Austin, TX – The Texas Department of Insurance recently announced that Chadwick Slaughter and Fabian Washington are the latest former NFL players to plead guilty for their part in a scheme to defraud the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account Plan (HRA Plan). Slaughter and Washington pleaded guilty this month to submitting false medical… [Read more]
TCB Survey: Businesses Increase Mental Health Support, Workers Still Struggling
New York, NY – As Mental Health Awareness Month kicks off, a new survey reveals that companies are increasingly focused on the mental health of their workers: The availability of organizational programs to support employee well-being increased 22 percent in just the last year. But is it enough? Half of workers still report their mental… [Read more]
NSC Survey Finds Workplace Safety Issues Correlate with Depression, Anxiety
Itasca, IL – As the country observes Mental Health Awareness Month, the National Safety Council announces that the results of its Workforce Trends Indicator Survey show feelings of depression and anxiety were strongly correlated with how safe a respondent felt at work. Respondents who felt unsafe at work were nearly three times more likely to… [Read more]
DOJ Announces Charges Against 12 Medical Professionals for Opioid Distribution Offenses
Washington, DC – The Department of Justice, together with federal and state law enforcement partners, recently announced criminal charges against 14 defendants in eight federal districts across the United States for their alleged involvement in crimes related to the unlawful distribution of opioids. Twelve of the defendants were medical professionals at the time of these alleged… [Read more]
Six Oregon High Schools Win Prizes in Media Contest to Promote Young Worker Safety
Salem, OR – Teams of students at Parkrose, Pendleton, Grant, North Eugene, Crook County, and West Linn high schools have earned top prizes in a media contest designed to increase awareness about workplace safety for young workers. High school students across Oregon were invited to participate in the annual contest organized by the Oregon Young… [Read more]
FL Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud on Workers’ Comp Premiums
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg recently announced that Kelbin Tejeda has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Tejeda faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to the plea agreement, Tejeda owned and managed a… [Read more]
Travelers Injury Impact Report: Over 1/3 of Workplace Injuries Occur in First Year on the Job
Hartford, CT – The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) recently released its 2022 Injury Impact Report. The study analyzed more than 1.5 million workers compensation claims over a five-year period (2015-2019) and revealed that 35% of injuries occur during employees’ first year on the job, regardless of age or industry experience. “Our data underscores the… [Read more]