West Palm Beach, FL – Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis recently presented over $50K in cancer decontamination equipment funding to three fire departments in West Palm Beach. A top priority of CFO Patronis during the 2021 Legislative Session, the Cancer Decontamination Grant Program within the Florida Department of Financial Services… [Read more]
Work Force & Human Resource News
Associated Builders and Contractors Report Reveals How to be Nearly 7X Safer
Washington, DC – Associated Builders and Contractors earlier this year released its 2023 Safety Performance Report, an annual guide to safety best practices on construction jobsites and comprehensive study of the impact of the STEP Safety Management System. Established in 1989, STEP is a proven system that provides the framework to measure, strengthen and build… [Read more]
NSC Recognizes Road Safety Leaders in Texas
Washington, DC – Motor vehicle crashes are among the top causes of death in Texas, and employers in the Lone Star State are concerned for their employees’ safety on and off the job, each time they drive. The National Safety Council Our Driving Concern program recognizes Texas employers who are leading the way to promote… [Read more]
CA Flooring Co Owner Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud, Wage Theft
San Jose, CA – The San Jose owner of a flooring company was recently sentenced to county jail and ordered to pay over $580,000 in restitution for fraud, after being caught lowballing his payroll to avoid paying thousands of dollars in insurance premiums. An investigation showed Martin Helda had shorted his All Bay Floor payroll… [Read more]
US DOL Awards $1M for Disaster-Relief Jobs, Training in MI Opioid Crisis Response
Washington, DC – To support efforts to address Michigan’s continuing opioid crisis, the U.S. Department of Labor recently announced an incremental award of $1,025,221 for the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to fund employment and training services and disaster-relief jobs for workers in 24 of the state’s counties. The National Dislocated Worker Grant funding will… [Read more]
Ohio Landscaper Ordered to Pay Nearly $24k in Restitution to BWC
Columbus, OH – The Ohio BWC recently announced that Cory Kovach pleaded guilty to one count of Workers’ Compensation Fraud for working as a self-employed landscaper and has been ordered to pay nearly $24,000 in restitution to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Kovach was the subject of a BWC investigation in 2019 for hiding… [Read more]
OSHA Kicks Off Safe & Sound Week
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will join businesses nationwide to recognize the successes of workplace safety and health programs during Safe + Sound Week, Aug. 7-13, 2023. The annual event involves thousands of worksites that will promote the benefits of safety and health programs that include management leadership, worker… [Read more]
Cal/OSHA Encourages Employers and Workers to Take Pledge for Safe + Sound Week
Oakland, CA – Cal/OSHA and the Department of Industrial Relations encourage California’s employers and workers to commit to workplace safety and health during Safe + Sound Week from August 7-13. Register your commitment to safety with Cal/OSHA for Safe + Sound Week. Those who register will join the thousands of businesses around the country showing their commitment to… [Read more]
OH Gov DeWine & BWC Announce New Safety Support for Volunteer Fire Departments
Columbus, OH – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator John Logue recently announced that local volunteer fire departments are now eligible to receive up to $15,000 in grants to pay for firefighting safety gear. Following a recommendation from Governor DeWine’s Ohio Volunteer Fire Service Task Force, BWC has now… [Read more]
Kids’ Chance of CA Announces Scholarship Awards for 2023/24 School Year
Sacramento, CA – Kids’ Chance of California (KCOCA), a non-profit education scholarship provider to the children of California workers who have been fatally or seriously injured on the job, recently announced that it is still on track to reach $2M in scholarship awards by 2025, if not sooner. Over the past several years, the Board… [Read more]