Downers Grove, IL – Coventry recently announced that it has created a first of its kind Catastrophic Care Referral Program to benefit children affected by a parent’s work-related injury or death and to provide the ability to pursue their education without financial burden. The program will refer affected parties to Kids’ Chance, a provider of… [Read more]
Work Force & Human Resource News
JOEM: Mental and Physical Health Drive Employee Productivity
Elk Grove Village, IL – Mental and physical health are the most important factors affecting workplace productivity, reports an open-access paper in the June Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Martin Stepanek, MA, of Charles University, Prague, and colleagues present a “systematic and simultaneous” analysis of the many factors influencing workplace productivity. “Our study shows… [Read more]
San Diego DA Announces Sentencing in $5 Million Workers’ Comp Referral Scam
San Diego, CA – The San Diego County District Attorney’s prosecution of Operation Backlash, a large scale, undercover, joint federal and state investigation into multi-million dollar fraud and illegal kickbacks in the California workers compensation has moved forward as another defendant in the state’s case was sentenced. Operation Backlash is the largest healthcare insurance fraud… [Read more]
Nominations Now Open for WA Lifesaving Awards Honoring Workplace Heroes
Tumwater, WA – Real-life heroes are all around us. When a workplace emergency happens, coworkers are often first on the scene, and their quick actions can mean the difference between life and death. The Governor’s Industrial Safety and Health Advisory Board presents awards to workplace heroes each fall at its annual conference. Now’s the time… [Read more]
MEMIC Awards $20,000 in Scholarships to Three Resilient Students
Portland, ME – Three children of workers who suffered serious workplace injuries were awarded a total of $20,000 in need-based scholarships from The MEMIC Group at its recent Annual Meeting of Policyholders. Dylan Collin of Trenton, Benjamin Ruest of Madawaska and Henry Laurita of Hope, Maine are this year’s MEMIC Harvey Picker Horizon Scholarship recipients.… [Read more]
Carisk Selects Uber Health to Provide Workers’ Comp Transportation Solution
Miami, FL – For many of the 2.8 million injured workers nationwide who missed or were late to medical appointments due to a lack of cost-effective, reliable transportation, the relationship between Carisk Partners (Carisk), a specialty risk transfer and care coordination company, and Uber Health represents a meaningful solution. This relationship leads to timely care… [Read more]
MEMIC Honors Eight Employers for Exceptional Workplace Safety
Portland, ME – At its recent Annual Meeting of Policyholders The MEMIC Group presented awards for workplace safety to only eight of its more than 21,000 policyholders across the country. MEMIC Senior Vice President of Loss Control and Safety Services Karl Siegfried paid tribute to the following employers for their workplace safety efforts: ABM Mechanical,… [Read more]
Ohio BWC Gets Six Workers’ Comp Fraud Convictions in May
Columbus, OH – Five Ohio workers and one business owner were convicted in May on workers’ compensation fraud and related charges. The six convictions raise BWC’s total convictions for the 2019 calendar year to 38. “When people cheat the BWC system, they are cheating the employers and hard-working Ohioans across this state who play by… [Read more]
Four Texas Companies Earn TDI-DWC Safety Award
Austin, TX – The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) recently recognized four Texas companies for exemplary workplace safety programs and low rates of work-related injuries and illnesses by renewing their Lone Star Safety Program awards for a second time. Frankston Packaging in northeast Texas manufactures and distributes folding cartons, flexible packaging, and rigid boxes.… [Read more]
Pinnacol: Teens Injured at Work at Higher Rate than Older Workers
Denver, CO – As teenagers across Colorado enter the workforce, in many cases for the first time, Pinnacol Assurance is providing tips to employers for keeping their younger workforce safe and giving guidance to teens for choosing a safe summer job. As Colorado’s largest workers’ comp carrier, Pinnacol analyzed its claims history for workers under… [Read more]