Columbus, OH – A Lebanon man owes the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) more than $45,000 after pleading guilty April 22 to workers’ compensation fraud. Michael Dwayne Myers pleaded guilty to the fifth-degree felony in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas after BWC found him working for a Lebanon fire and water damage… [Read more]
Work Force & Human Resource News
Ohio BWC Pledges Another $1 Million for Law Enforcement Body Armor
Columbus, OH – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administrator/CEO Stephanie McCloud and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recently announced that an additional $1 million will be dedicated to funding body armor for Ohio law enforcement officers. Due to high demand, BWC will contribute the funds to the Ohio Law Enforcement Body… [Read more]
CDC: Half of Workplaces Offer Health/Wellness Programs
Atlanta, GA – Almost half of all U.S. worksites offered some type of health promotion or wellness program in 2017, according to a new study recently published in the American Journal of Health Promotion. The findings of the report show that worksite health promotion continues to grow in America. The study, Workplace Health in America… [Read more]
CA Construction Company Operators Plead to Workers’ Comp Fraud, Labor Theft
Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office recently announced that a brother and sister who run a construction company in Paramount have admitted to their roles in a $6 million workers’ compensation fraud and labor theft scheme. Enrique Vera, of Tarzana, who owns Ultimate, Inc., pleaded no contest yesterday to one… [Read more]
WA Oyster Harvester Accused of Faking Injury to Collect $70K in Workers’ Comp benefits
Olympia, WA – A Shelton man faces a felony theft charge accusing him of commercially harvesting and delivering shellfish while claiming he was disabled from a back injury and couldn’t work. Jose Cruz Contreras Alvarez was scheduled for arraignment on one count of first-degree theft in Thurston County Superior Court in Olympia. He’s charged with… [Read more]
WA L&I to Honor Fallen Workers at April 25 Ceremony
Tumwater, WA – Washington workers who died from workplace injuries and illnesses in 2018 will be honored at the state’s upcoming Worker Memorial Day ceremony. This year 68 workers who died on the job will be remembered, along with 23 workers who passed away as a result of longer battles with occupational illnesses. Motor vehicle… [Read more]
CNY Psych Center Employee Stole Nearly $6,000 In Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Albany, NY – New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro today announced the arrest of a New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) employee on multiple felony charges that he defrauded the Workers’ Compensation system and stole benefits to which he was not entitled by claiming he was not working due to an injury… [Read more]
Liberty Mutual Releases 2019 Workplace Safety Index
Boston, MA – Liberty Mutual recently released its annual Workplace Safety Index, which documents the top ten causes of the most serious workplace injuries – those causing an employee to miss five or more days from work – and ranks them by their direct cost to employers, which consists of medical and lost-wage payments. The… [Read more]
MA Man Arrested on Fraud Charges Arising from Role in Running Employment Agency
Boston, MA – A Worcester man was recently arrested and charged in federal court on fraud charges arising from his role overseeing UT Services, a Worcester employment agency. Tam Vuong, was charged with two counts of wire fraud and will appear in federal court in Worcester. According to the criminal complaint, while in his role… [Read more]
NY State Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty, Resigns After Stealing Workers’ Comp Benefits
Albany, NY – New York State Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott recently announced the guilty plea, restitution order and resignation of a New York State corrections officer who defrauded the Workers’ Compensation system and, through the submission of improperly altered leave documents, stole over $4,000 in benefits to which he was not… [Read more]