Washington, DC – In response to President Biden’s executive order on protecting worker health and safety, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a national emphasis program focusing enforcement efforts on companies that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting the coronavirus. The program also prioritizes… [Read more]
Work Force & Human Resource News
Los Angeles DA Announces Worker Misclassification Lawsuit Against Handy
Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón recently announced the filing of a worker protection lawsuit against Handy Technologies, Inc., suing the company for allegedly unlawfully misclassifying its workers as independent contractors when they are employees performing all of the cleaning and handyperson services sold to customers. “Workers can often feel… [Read more]
Cal-SARA to Defend PEO Broker in Defamation Case
Irvine, CA – Cal-SARA recently announced it has entered into a defamation lawsuit brought by Veronica Lake, CEO of Diamond PEO against one of its members, Alex Cervantes and a second defendant, Power PEO. Cal-SARA will be representing Cervantes on his defense and counterclaims. Diamond PEO filed the defamation suit on February 26, 2021 alleging… [Read more]
Surveillance Footage Leads to Charges Against CA Woman for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Fresno, CA – A Madera woman was recently charged on two felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly lying about physical limitations from an injury at work in an attempt to receive undeserved workers’ compensation benefits. An investigation by the Department of Insurance revealed on May 6, 2017, Veronica Catalina Cortes-Ambrosio was working for a… [Read more]
Ohio BWC SID Gets 7 Fraud-Related Convictions in February
Columbus, OH – A doctor who ran a pill mill in Dayton and the owner of a massage parlor in Medina were among seven Ohioans convicted or sentenced in February on workers’ compensation fraud or related charges. Morris Brown, MD was sentenced Feb. 8 to two years in prison after investigators with the Ohio Bureau… [Read more]
Former CA Firefighter Faces Felony Charges for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Hollister, CA – Daniel Clampitt of Denair was recently arraigned on four felony counts including insurance fraud, grand theft and perjury for allegedly claiming to be too injured to work and simultaneously collecting $94,788 in workers’ compensation benefits while also working for another employer. Clampitt injured his knee while on duty as a firefighter for… [Read more]
CA Landscaping Company Owner Charged with 2 Felonies for Death of Employee
Martinez, CA – The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office recently announced it has filed a felony complaint against Segundo Collazos, the owner of Amazon’s Landscaping Company based out of Concord. The charges relate to the 2018 death of Manuel Peralta, then 68, of Antioch, California, who died while operating a rented tree stump grinder… [Read more]
23 MI Employers Cited for COVID-19 Workplace Safety Violations
Lansing, MI – The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) recently inspected and issued COVID-19 emergency rule or general duty citations to 23 different workplaces with violations for failing to protect workers and take safety precautions. Most employers are complying with MIOSHA’s Emergency Rules and are protecting employees, less than 5% of businesses investigated… [Read more]
CA Nutrition Assistant Arraigned for Insurance Fraud in Workers’ Comp Scheme
Merced, CA – A former Nutrition Assistant was recently arraigned on four counts of insurance fraud after an investigation by the Department of Insurance found that she allegedly lied about the extent of prior injuries in an attempt to receive nearly $7,000 in undeserved workers’ compensation payments. On October 5, 2018, Kia Lor, a former… [Read more]
The Transitions Launches Industrywide Workers’ Comp Mentorship Program
Atlanta, GA – The Transitions, a volunteer-run organization created to help the workers’ compensation industry address the influx and outflux of talent over the coming decade, has officially launched an industrywide mentorship program to elevate the next generation of workers’ compensation leaders. The new, cross-organizational mentorship program was launched during the group’s third webinar of… [Read more]