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EPA Launches Community Engagement Efforts on New Ethylene Oxide Risk Information
EPA Launches Community Engagement Efforts on New Ethylene Oxide Risk Information

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just announced its plans to engage and inform communities, states, Tribes, Territories, and stakeholders about up-to-date information on the risks posed by air emissions of ethylene oxide (EtO) from […]
Surveillance and Social Media Posts Lead to Felony Arraignment of San Bernardino Mechanic Accused of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Surveillance and Social Media Posts Lead to Felony Arraignment of San Bernardino Mechanic Accused of Workers’ Compensation Fraud

San Bernardino,CA ( WorkersCompensation.com) – Richard James McGee, 47, of San Bernardino, was arraigned today on two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud after a Department of Insurance investigation found he allegedly misrepresented injuries […]
NCCI's Classification Inspection Program – Top 10 Reclassified Codes in 2021
NCCI's Classification Inspection Program – Top 10 Reclassified Codes in 2021

NCCI's Classification Inspection Program - Top 10 Reclassified Codes in 2021 is now available. WHAT: As part of its core services, NCCI continually conducts classification inspections in all NCCI states through its Classification Inspection Program (Program). KEY […]
Three Tower MSA Partners Execs to Participate in MSP Compliance Sessions at WCI
Three Tower MSA Partners Execs to Participate in MSP Compliance Sessions at WCI

Tower MSA Partners’ Chief Compliance Officer Dan Anders, COO Kristine Dudley, and Executive VP of Strategic Services Hany Abdelsayed Discuss MSP Compliance at WCI   Orlando, Fla. (August 8, 2022) — Tower MSA Partners will be […]
What Do You Think: Did FMLA Leave Trigger Firing — or was Facebook to Blame?
What Do You Think: Did FMLA Leave Trigger Firing — or was Facebook to Blame?

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – To fend off an FMLA retaliation lawsuit brought by a fired employee, a company must provide the court a valid reason for its action. But what if it was mistaken about […]
Investigation Finds Jacksonville Wood Crate, Pallet Company’s History of Violations Continues, Employees Exposed to Machine, Other Hazards
Investigation Finds Jacksonville Wood Crate, Pallet Company’s History of Violations Continues, Employees Exposed to Machine, Other Hazards

Jacksonville,TX (WorkersCompensation.com) - A Jacksonville wood crate and pallet manufacturer’s history of workplace safety violations continues after federal inspectors found the company exposed workers to amputation hazards. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and […]
Workers’ Compensation Judge Shanon Riley Reappointed
Workers’ Compensation Judge Shanon Riley Reappointed

Albuquerque,NM ( WorkersCompensation.com)  – New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration (WCA) Director Robert E. Doucette, Jr., announced the reappointment of Shanon S. Riley to serve a new five-year term as a workers’ compensation judge, effective August […]
Labor Department Awards Bordeaux Construction Co. Project with SHARP Designation
Labor Department Awards Bordeaux Construction Co. Project with SHARP Designation

Charlottte,NC (WorkersCompensation.com) - The N.C. Department of Labor (NCDOL) named Bordeaux Construction Co. as a Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) participant during a ceremony held Thursday, Aug. 4 on the campus of Sandhills […]