L&I: Dry Cleaner Admits to Stealing Comp Benefits
The owner of a dry cleaner in Olympia must pay more than $21,000 in restitution after admitting to stealing workers’ compensation benefits, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries…
WCIRB Governing Committee to Meet Wednesday
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee is holding its last meeting of the year Wednesday.
Committee members will discuss potential actuarial research projects for 2020, the WCIRB…
Subcontractor Pleads Guilty to Felony Misclassification Charge
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced that Richmond Drywall Installers Inc. pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement charges based on misclassifying employees as independent contractors.
As part of the plea agreements, the…
Commission Errs in Deeming Pregnant Worker at MMI
An Ohio appellate court ruled that the Industrial Commission erred in deeming a worker to be at maximum medical improvement when her treatment was stopped because of pregnancy.
Case: State ex rel.
‘Accident’ Causes Injury for Nurse Moving Obese Patient
The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a registered nurse who was injured while attempting to lift a morbidly obese patient to change a bed pad.
Case: Aldridge…