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Fort Worth Area Business Pleads Guilty to Felony Fraud
Fort Worth Area Business Pleads Guilty to Felony Fraud

Austin,TX (WorkersCompensation.com) - This week, a Travis County district court judge convicted HSC International Ltd. of second-degree felony in a scheme to defraud Texas Mutual Insurance Company (Texas Mutual). The court found that from September […]
US Department Of Labor Issues Pattern Of Violations Notice To Morton Salt, Inc., Weeks Island Mine & Mill In Louisiana, Citing Safety Concerns
US Department Of Labor Issues Pattern Of Violations Notice To Morton Salt, Inc., Weeks Island Mine & Mill In Louisiana, Citing Safety Concerns

Washington,DC(WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has notified the operator of the Morton Salt Inc.’s Weeks Island Mine and Mill in New Iberia, Louisiana, of the existence […]
Department of Labor Cites Dollar Tree Again For Endangering Workers, Continuing Company's Lengthy History of Workplace Safety Violations
Department of Labor Cites Dollar Tree Again For Endangering Workers, Continuing Company's Lengthy History of Workplace Safety Violations

Matteson,IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With holiday shopping nearing its peak, federal workplace safety inspectors have again found Dollar Tree Stores Inc. – one of the nation's largest discount retailers – exposing workers in Matteson to the […]
Modest Increase In Average Price of Washington Workers' Compensation Insurance In 2023
Modest Increase In Average Price of Washington Workers' Compensation Insurance In 2023

Tumwater,WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -  The state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) today announced a 4.8 percent increase in the average worker’s compensation premium rate for 2023. The rate increase, prompted by wage inflation and rising […]
Oregon OSHA Fines Mattress Retailer In Hillsboro More Than $66,000, Including For Willfully Exposing Workers To Vehicle Safety Hazards
Oregon OSHA Fines Mattress Retailer In Hillsboro More Than $66,000, Including For Willfully Exposing Workers To Vehicle Safety Hazards

Salem,OR (WorkersCompensation.com) — Oregon OSHA has fined Mattress Megastore in Hillsboro more than $66,000 for multiple workplace safety violations, including willfully exposing employees to serious injury or death from potential traffic accidents. The penalties followed an […]
DIR Announces 2023 California Workers Comp User Funding Assessment Rates
DIR Announces 2023 California Workers Comp User Funding Assessment Rates

Oakland,CA ( WorkersCompensation.com) -- The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has issued the 2023 assessments that workers’ compensation insurers are required to collect from policyholders to cover the budget of the state Division of […]
Worker's Compensation Advisory Council Hosting Public Hearing Dec. 15
Worker's Compensation Advisory Council Hosting Public Hearing Dec. 15

Madison, WI (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Worker's Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC) is seeking suggestions from stakeholders and the public for its next slate of recommended legislative changes. The Council will host a hybrid public hearing from […]
Middlefield Contractor Faces More Than $414K In Fines For Repeatedly Failing To Protect Roofing Employees From Exposure To Deadly Fall Hazards
Middlefield Contractor Faces More Than $414K In Fines For Repeatedly Failing To Protect Roofing Employees From Exposure To Deadly Fall Hazards

Middlefield,OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Twice in six days in June 2022, federal safety inspectors observed a Middlefield roofing contractor exposing workers to deadly fall hazards at two separate job sites in Tallmadge and Columbia Station, continuing […]