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]
Work Force & Human Resource News
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]
CA State Fund Offers Extended Credit to Policyholders Affected by California Wildfires
Pleasanton, CA – State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) is offering a 30-day credit extension to policyholders affected by ten wildfires currently burning in Northern California counties declared a state of emergency by Governor Gavin Newsom. The counties are Alpine, Amador, Butte, El Dorado, Lake, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehema, and Trinity. Governor Newsom… [Read more]
The Conference Board Survey: As Workplaces Reopen, 42% of Workers Fear Getting COVID
New York, NY – As the Delta variant continues to proliferate, 42 percent of workers are worried about returning to the workplace for fear of contracting COVID-19. This marks a substantial jump from June 2021 when only 24 percent had that concern. “With headlines about the rise of the Delta variant, breakthrough cases among the… [Read more]
CT Woman Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Larceny
Rocky Hill, CT – A Newtown woman was recently arrested and charged with illegally collecting Workers’ Compensation benefits while being employed as a Supervisor of Pupil Personnel Services for the Town of New Fairfield Board of Education. Ann Marie Cordisco of Newtown, was arrested by Inspectors from the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Control Unit in the… [Read more]
CA Business Owner Arraigned in $2.5 Million Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Fresno, CA – Zachary Navo of Visalia was recently arraigned on five felony counts of insurance fraud after a Department of Insurance investigation revealed he allegedly underreported wages by over $2.5 million in an attempt to fraudulently reduce workers’ compensation premium payments, resulting in a loss of over $135,000 to his insurance companies. In December… [Read more]
Former TSA Official Gets Federal Prison for Stealing from Federal Worker’s Comp Program
Florence, SC – Acting United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina M. Rhett DeHart recently announced that Emmanuel Papas of Myrtle Beach, a former lead transportation security officer with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), has been sentenced to more than one year in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing from the Department… [Read more]
NSC Calls on All Employers to Require Employee COVID-19 Vaccinations
Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council (NSC) recently urged all employers to implement a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for their workers and unveiled a guide outlining four levels of requirements for various workplace risk profiles. COVID-19 vaccines are the clearest route to ensuring worker safety and wellbeing is prioritized in the workplace. A recent survey… [Read more]
Former TN Clinic Owner Convicted of Unlawful Opioid Distribution
Chattanooga, TN – Following a three-day trial in the United States District Court at Chattanooga, a jury recently convicted Mark Daniel Allen, formerly of Manchester, Tennessee, of unlawfully distributing prescription opioids to patients at a clinic he owned in Manchester, Tennessee. Following the jury’s verdict, Allen was taken into custody. Sentencing is scheduled for January… [Read more]