Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council recently released its first Work to Zero research report, Safety Technology 2020: Mapping Technology Solutions for Reducing Serious Injuries and Fatalities in the Workplace. With workplace deaths in the U.S. on the rise, this new report indicates employers may not be doing enough to protect their workforce. “The… [Read more]
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CA Cook Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
San Diego, CA – California Department of Insurance detectives recently arrested Jonathan Quezada on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and workers’ compensation insurance fraud after he allegedly falsified an insurance claim to receive unearned workers’ compensation benefits costing Californians over $22,000. “The workers’ compensation system is intended to help honest workers who get hurt… [Read more]
AL Woman Convicted for Cashing Dead Mother’s Workers’ Comp Benefits
Columbus, OH – The Ohio BWC recently announced that an Alabama woman was convicted of workers’ compensation fraud last month after investigators discovered she was cashing her deceased mother’s workers’ comp checks more than a year after her mother died. Patricia Barney pleaded guilty Jan. 23 in a Franklin County courtroom to a fifth-degree felony… [Read more]
Ohio Controlling Board Approves BWC Safety Grant Increase
Columbus, OH – The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) recently secured approval to spend $70 million in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 on grants for Ohio employers to improve workplace safety. The approval by the Ohio Controlling Board increases BWC’s safety grants funding to $35 million a year, a 75% increase over the agency’s… [Read more]
Ohio BWC Adds Three Counties to Worker Substance Use Recovery Program
Madison County, OH – The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) recently announced that Clark, Greene, and Madison counties will join a BWC program that incentivizes employers to hire workers in recovery from substance use disorder. Under BWC’s Substance Use Recovery and Workplace Safety Program (SUR-WSP), the agency will pay for drug screenings and special… [Read more]
FL CFO Announces $200,000 Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud Arrest
Fort Myers, FL – Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis recently announced the arrest of Santos Y. Cardona, owner of YYCS Enterprises, Inc., for workers’ compensation fraud. Over the course of a year, Cardona allegedly evaded paying nearly $200,000 in workers’ compensation insurance premiums. The company allegedly conducted more than $1 million in payroll but… [Read more]
SAIF Releases New Video on Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace
Salem, OR – One way to erase the stigma around mental health in the workplace is to talk about it, and a new video from SAIF shows one way employers can help overcome that stigma and encourage workers to access help when they need it: “If employers take steps to foster an environment where mental… [Read more]
Ohio BWC to Increase Safety Grants to $70 million
Columbus, OH – The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) recently announced that it will increase funding for the agency’s Safety Grants program for employers by $30 million over 2020 and 2021, bringing total grant funding to $70 million. BWC’s Board of Directors approved the additional funds today at its monthly meeting. The funding request,… [Read more]
TX Business Convicted of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Austin, TX – The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) recently announced that HHDP Security, a Houston security company, has been convicted of premium fraud and ordered by a Travis County District Court judge to pay $51,131 in restitution. Between May 28, 2005, and April 1, 2013, HHDP Security made misrepresentations about… [Read more]
Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers: Post 2019 Summary of Work-Related Injuries & Illnesses Feb 1
Oakland, CA – Cal/OSHA recently reminded employers in California to post their 2019 annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses in a visible and easily accessible area at each worksite. The Form 300A summary must be posted each year from February 1 through April 30. Instructions and form templates are available for download from Cal/OSHA’s… [Read more]