Lansing, MI – Accident Fund Insurance Company of America presented a 2018 WorkSafe Award to the management and employees of Midwest Landscapes of Otsego, Minn. Accident Fund presents the award throughout the U.S. to companies who demonstrate a commitment to workplace safety excellence. Midwest Landscapes provides commercial and residential landscaping and snow removal services in… [Read more]
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NY Man Pays Full Restitution, Pleads Guilty to Cashing Dead Mother’s Workers’ Comp Checks
Rochester, NY – New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott recently announced the guilty plea of, and payment of full restitution by, a City of Rochester man on charges he defrauded the Workers’ Compensation system by cashing nearly $4,000 worth of benefits checks meant for his mother who had passed away months earlier. Curtis… [Read more]
VA Gov Northam Signs Executive Order Establishing Worker Misclassification Task Force
Richmond, VA – Governor Ralph Northam recently signed an Executive Order establishing an interagency task force on worker misclassification and payroll fraud. The misclassification of employees as “independent contractors” undermines businesses that follow the law, deprives the Commonwealth of millions of dollars in tax revenues, and prevents workers from receiving legal protections and benefits. “Treating… [Read more]
MEMIC Hires Diffenderfer and Brennan as Safety Management Consultants
Portland, ME – Susan Diffenderfer of Juniata County, PA and Thomas Brennan of Philadelphia have been hired as Safety Management Consultants by workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group to support continued growth in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey markets. Diffenderfer is a licensed Physical Therapist with nearly 30 years of experience in industrial health, geriatric… [Read more]
IL Shipping Company Owner Charged with Theft and Workers’ Comp Fraud
Chicago, IL – Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Investigations recently announced that the owner of a Stark County shipping company was charged with defrauding the Postal Service out of nearly $2 million. Keith Ratcliff, 53, of Wyoming, Ill., was charged in Stark County Circuit Court with one… [Read more]
MedLogix Announces Acquisition of Michigan Evaluation Group (MEG)
Hamilton, NJ – Medlogix, LLC, a leading, national medical claims management provider, announced today that it has acquired Southfield, Michigan-based Michigan Evaluation Group (“MEG”), a leading provider of independent medical exams (IMEs), peer review, bill review and other related services. Medlogix seeks to deliver a comprehensive suite of innovative medical claims management services to insurance… [Read more]
Coventry Receives URAC Re-Accreditation for Case Management in Workers’ Compensation
Downers Grove, IL – Coventry has been awarded re-accreditation for its workers’ compensation case management program by URAC. On July 24, 2018 the URAC Accreditation Committee (AC) granted Coventry full re-accreditation effective from September 1, 2018 to September 1, 2021. The Coventry case management program has been URAC accredited since 2003. URAC is a Washington,… [Read more]
Preferred Medical Appoints Aaron Scham to SVP of Information Technology
Louisville, KY – Preferred Medical recently announced that it is continuing to make strategic hires that support and fuel its growth as a national provider of workers’ compensation and ancillary solutions, including the addition of Aaron Schram to its leadership team. Schram, who serves as senior vice president of information technology, oversees all aspects of… [Read more]
Ohio Home Remodeler Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Columbus, OH – The owner of a residential construction business in Dayton who under reported his payroll by millions of dollars to lower his workers’ comp premiums is among three Ohioans convicted last month for workers’ compensation fraud, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) reported. Honorato Camacho, owner of Field Construction LLC, pleaded guilty… [Read more]
IAIABC Announces NextGen Award Recipients
Middleton, WI – IAIABC NextGen recognizes young, talented leaders in workers’ compensation as the industry, like many others, moves to adapt and thrive in a changing world. For its 2018 and second annual NextGen awards, the IAIABC has recognized seven individuals under the age of 40 who are making their mark on the industry. The… [Read more]