Hartford, CT – The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) today announced a collaboration with Gilbane, one of the country’s largest contractors, and Triax Technologies, a leader in Internet of Things (IoT) construction technology, to explore the potential safety benefits of wearable devices. “Work-related injuries remain a significant source of exposure for contractors, and it’s a… [Read more]
Work Force & Human Resource News
Texas Mutual Insurance Company Reports Sentencing in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Austin, TX – Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Kaydra Moore of Cedar Hill on workers’ compensation fraud charges. Moore reported a job-related injury while working as a nurse for Tinsley & Associates, LLP, and claimed she was unable to work because of the injury. Texas Mutual began… [Read more]
MA Cleaning Co. Owners Indicted, Arraigned for Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud
Woburn, MA – The owners of a Malden-based cleaning company were recently indicted and arraigned in connection with an insurance fraud scheme that misclassified its workers, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. Marcello Pompa was indicted by a Statewide Grand Jury on Workers Compensation Insurance Fraud (5 counts) and Larceny Over $250 (5 counts). Marcelia… [Read more]
Lapsed Workers’ Comp Policy, Falsified Certificates Cost Ohio Cleaner $43,000
Columbus, OH – The owner of a Columbus cleaning company who continued to run his business after his workers’ compensation insurance lapsed in 2010 paid more than $43,000 in restitution to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) at his court hearing Oct. 18. Gyorgy Benedek, owner of Maintenance Free Building Services Inc., pleaded guilty… [Read more]
NY Truck Driver Sentenced for Perjury, Workers’ Comp Fraud
Syracuse, NY – New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott recently announced the sentencing of an Oneida County trucker, who was recently employed by New York State, on charges he falsely testified under oath and defrauded the Workers’ Compensation system while receiving nearly $8,000 in insurance benefits to which he was not entitled. Roger… [Read more]
CT Janitor Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Perjury
Rocky Hill, CT – A Manchester man who went to work for a second company doing the same job for which he was out of work collecting Workers’ Compensation was recently arrested on fraud and perjury charges. RONALD GORDILLO of Manchester, was arrested by Inspectors from the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Control Unit in the Office… [Read more]
Ohio BWC Gets 7 Fraud-Related Convictions in September
Columbus, OH – Six Ohioans and a Florida resident owing the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) more than $450,000 in back premiums and restitution were convicted on fraud or fraud-related charges in September. Those convicted include a Jackson Twp. business owner who misclassified his employees and underreported his payroll to shave $350,000 off his… [Read more]
NC Industrial Commission Focuses on Fraud and Noncompliance: Over 600 Charges, $8 Million in Penalties Collected
Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Industrial Commission’s Compliance and Fraud Investigative Division is continuing to proactively identify businesses out of compliance with the Workers’ Compensation Act at an unprecedented rate. At the end of Fiscal Year 2017-2018, the Commission’s Compliance and Fraud Investigative Division collected over $8 million in penalties and issued 696 criminal… [Read more]
AK Penalties for Violations of Occupational Safety and Health Standards to Change on Oct. 20
Juneau, AK – Beginning October 20th, new maximum and minimum civil penalties will apply to employers who violate Alaska’s occupational safety and health standards. Regulations signed September 27th require the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to publish maximum penalties annually based on adjustments to the Consumer Price Index. The new regulations will bring Alaska… [Read more]
CA Man Convicted of Felony Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud
Colusa, CA – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig and Colusa County District Attorney Matthew Beauchamp recently announced that on September 12, 2018, Daniel Ayala, of Colusa, was sentenced to 365 days of county jail, 5 years felony probation, and an $890 fine. Ayala plead no contest to one count of felony workers’ compensation insurance… [Read more]