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US Department of Labor, Stakeholders Sign Partnership To Protect Workers From Construction Hazards At La Crosse Mayo Expansion Project
US Department of Labor, Stakeholders Sign Partnership To Protect Workers From Construction Hazards At La Crosse Mayo Expansion Project

Madison,WI (WorkersCompensation.com)  – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Wisconsin On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program, Knutson Construction and area labor unions are partnering to protect worker safety and health during construction […]
Massachusetts Man Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud, Larceny and Perjury
Massachusetts Man Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud, Larceny and Perjury

Rocky Hill,CT ( WorkersCompensation.com) - A Massachusetts man was arrested and charged today with illegally collecting Workers’ Compensation and transportation benefits in the amount of $86,648.08 while being employed as a Correctional Officer with the State […]
Department Of Labor's Emergency Unit Wins World Championship At International Competition Testing Mine Rescue Skills
Department Of Labor's Emergency Unit Wins World Championship At International Competition Testing Mine Rescue Skills

Washington,DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration’s “Mine Emergency Unit” bested competitors from around the world and finished first at the International Mines Rescue Competition, […]
Long Beach Dockworkers Charged in Conspiracy to Fraudulently Bill Union's Health Plan for Sexual Services
Long Beach Dockworkers Charged in Conspiracy to Fraudulently Bill Union's Health Plan for Sexual Services

 Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com)  – Federal prosecutors today filed criminal charges against nine defendants – seven of them dockworkers at the Port of Long Beach – who allowed more than $2.1 million in fraudulent claims […]
US Department of Labor Urges Greater Focus On Safety By Employers, Workers, As Deaths, Injuries In Agricultural Transportation Incidents Rises Sharply
US Department of Labor Urges Greater Focus On Safety By Employers, Workers, As Deaths, Injuries In Agricultural Transportation Incidents Rises Sharply

San Francisco,CA.( WorkersCompensation.com) - As the nation marks National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 19-23, the U.S. Department of Labor is urging agricultural industry employers and workers to act immediately to reverse an alarming […]
Engage, Learn And Connect With MYMATRIXX At NWCDC 2022
Engage, Learn And Connect With MYMATRIXX At NWCDC 2022

Tampa,FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - We're heading to this year's National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference (NWCDC) which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas from October 19-21, 2022. NWCDC is the industry’s largest national […]
L&I Proposes 4.8 Percent Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates for 2023
L&I Proposes 4.8 Percent Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates for 2023

Tumwater,WA( WorkersCompensation.com) − The state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is proposing a 4.8 percent increase in the average price employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance next year. If adopted, the increase would mean […]
Worker With Three Jobs While Also Collecting BWC Disability Benefits Pleads Guilty To Workers’ Comp Fraud And Ordered To Return $12k
Worker With Three Jobs While Also Collecting BWC Disability Benefits Pleads Guilty To Workers’ Comp Fraud And Ordered To Return $12k

Roy Love pleaded guilty to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a fourth-degree felony. Love was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $12,128 to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) and sentenced to […]