Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council recently released results of a survey conducted as part of an ongoing effort to assess the risks of cannabis in the workplace, and the results are clear: Employers must do more to educate and protect their workers. The survey, conducted between April and May 2021 with responses representing… [Read more]
Work Force & Human Resource News
NSC Research: Employer Vaccine Requirements Work, Most US Workers in Favor
Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council recently released a report conducted as part of its SAFER initiative — a comprehensive effort aimed at helping employers prioritize workplace safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The report comprised data from surveys and interviews conducted between June and August 2021, with responses representative of 300 U.S.-based employers and 3,785 individuals. Findings from… [Read more]
Fourteen Washington Workers Honored for Saving Lives on the Job
Tumwater, WA – No one leaves for work thinking they’ll soon be faced with a life-threatening situation, and none of us really knows how we would react until it happens. The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) and the Governor’s Industrial Safety and Health Advisory Board are honoring 14 heroic Washington workers as part of… [Read more]
CA Car Wash Owners Arraigned in $3.6 Million Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Fresno, CA – Behzad Bandari of Pacific Palisades and Sam Siam of Thousand Oaks recently appeared in a Tulare County Superior Court today, answering to nine counts each of felony insurance fraud after allegedly underreporting more than $3.6 million in employee payroll as a part of a scheme to fraudulently reduce their company’s workers’ compensation… [Read more]
Kids’ Chance of California Reaches $1M in Scholarship Awards
Soquel, CA – Kids’ Chance of California, a non-profit education scholarship provider to the children of California workers that have been fatally or seriously injured on the job, has announced that it reached $1M in scholarship awards in early 2021. Notwithstanding the hurdles that have been presented to all non-profit organizations due to COVID-19, Kids’… [Read more]
NY Contractor Indicted for $1 Million Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud
New York, NY – Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”) Commissioner Margaret Garnett recently announced the indictment of Dragonetti Brothers Landscaping, Nursery, & Florist (“DBLNF”), and D.B. Demolition, Inc. (“D.B. Demo”), as well as their respective presidents Nicholas Dragonetti and Vito Dragonetti for evading more than… [Read more]
CT Woman Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Larceny
Rocky Hill, CT – A Wallingford woman was recently arrested and charged with illegally collecting Workers’ Compensation benefits while being employed as a teacher for the City of Bristol Board of Education. Ann Marie Barros was arrested by Inspectors from the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney on… [Read more]
Genex Announces 2021 Heart of Case Management Award Winners
Wayne, PA – As the world continues to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, Genex and Coventry case managers are utilizing their extensive knowledge and sharp critical thinking skills to return injured employees to America’s workforce in a safe and efficient manner. These skills were evident in the nominations received for the 6th annual Heart of… [Read more]
NSC Releases Statement on Biden Administration’s Workplace Vaccine Requirement
Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council is hopeful in response to the Biden Administration’s six-pronged, comprehensive national strategy to combat the pandemic – specifically, the Council supports the plan’s approach to workplace vaccine requirements to increase uptake among the unvaccinated. NSC has advocated for the use of COVID-19 vaccines to ensure worker safety and… [Read more]
CA Painting and Construction Cos Charged in $5 Million Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Oakland, CA – The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office along with the California Department of Insurance recently announced that charges have been filed against multiple suspects in an organized insurance and workers’ compensation fraud scheme that defrauded insurance carriers over $5 million in estimated losses. Former owners of Signature Painting and Construction Inc, Eric Andrew… [Read more]