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West Virginia Governor Announces Elimination of Workers’ Compensation Old Fund Deficit
West Virginia Governor Announces Elimination of Workers’ Compensation Old Fund Deficit

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) - The West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Old Fund, which in 2005 had a deficit of $3.5 Billion, now has a positive net balance, according to Gov. Jim Justice in his "State of […]
OH BWC Board of Directors Consider Another Rate Reduction for Private Employers
OH BWC Board of Directors Consider Another Rate Reduction for Private Employers

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) - Ohio’s private employers would pay nearly $106 million less in premiums Compensation next fiscal year due to a 10% rate reduction proposed to the agency’s Board of Directors today. If approved, […]
A Restaurant Worker Hurt At Home Gets Illinois Work Comp, Here's How
A Restaurant Worker Hurt At Home Gets Illinois Work Comp, Here's How

Covid has changed our lives in so many ways in the last two years.  When it comes to Illinois workers’ compensation law, aside from a new injury that didn’t exist years before, Covid has led […]
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

Summary: Cybersecurity, or information security, refers to the measures taken to protect a computer or computer system against unauthorized access from a hacker. On its most basic level, data privacy is a consumer’s understanding of their […]
Another Hurdle to Prove an Occupational Disease Claim
Another Hurdle to Prove an Occupational Disease Claim

An attempt to restrict the admission of scientific evidence has been proposed on the Federal level. Even though states have maintained their independence for the most part on this issue, the suggested changes signal an […]
CA: Owner, Manager of Poultry Processing Company Charged With Insurance Fraud and Wage Theft
CA: Owner, Manager of Poultry Processing Company Charged With Insurance Fraud and Wage Theft

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that charges were filed today against two executives of a poultry processing company for underreporting their payroll to workers’ compensation insurance carriers […]
CA: Husband and Wife Business Owners Charged in $4.5 Million Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
CA: Husband and Wife Business Owners Charged in $4.5 Million Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Wei Wen Wu, 54, and Feng Wen Lam, 49, both of Arcadia, are charged with 43 felony counts of insurance fraud, grand theft, and conspiracy after allegedly underreporting nearly $4.5 […]
WA: Construction Company Fined More Than a Quarter-Million Dollars After Worker Falls to His Death From a Bridge
WA: Construction Company Fined More Than a Quarter-Million Dollars After Worker Falls to His Death From a Bridge

Tumwater, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) - A Bellingham construction company is facing nearly $284,000 in fines for not ensuring safeguards were in place to keep workers from falling off the Beverly Railroad bridge spanning the Columbia River […]