Former Care Giver Pleads Guilty To Insurance And Welfare Fraud

• 04/13/18
• WorkersCompensation.com

Monterey, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Monterey County District Attorney Dean D. Flippo announced today that Elizabeth Hernandez, a Salinas resident and former caregiver with ResCare HomeCare, pled guilty ...
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OK: Hopper Smith Named Executive Director of Workers' Comp Commission

• 04/12/18
• WorkersCompensation.com

Oklahoma City, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) -  Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC): The Commission recently voted unanimously to hire retired Brigadier General Hopper Smith as the ...
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US DOL Partners with Landscape Industry Associations and Employers to Sponsor Safety Stand-Down Events Focusing on Preventing Heat-Related Illnesses and Landscaping Injuries

• 04/12/18
• WorkersCompensation.com

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Landscape industry associations and employers are partnering with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to sponsor ...
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Fear of Job Loss to Automation May Harm Worker Health, Study

• 04/12/18
• National Safety Council

Muncie, IN – Worry over losing their jobs to automation may affect workers’ physical and mental health, according to a recent study from researchers at Ball State University and Villanova ...
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Deputy Sheriff Sentenced in Comp Fraud Case

• 04/12/18
• WorkCompAcademy.com

Sacramento, CA - A former San Diego County sheriff’s deputy who was seen lifting heavy weights after filing workers’ compensation claims for a back injury, which he said left him unable to do ...
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Just 13 States and D.C. Are Adequately Addressing the Opioid Crisis, Says National Safety Council

• 04/11/18
• WorkersCompensation.com

Itasca, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) - In a startling report released today, National Safety Council research shows just 13 states and Washington, D.C., have implemented comprehensive, proven actions to ...
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Colorado Cannabis Workers Lack Safety Training, Survey Shows

• 04/11/18
• National Safety Council

Fort Collins, CO — Nearly half of workers in Colorado’s legalized cannabis industry have received minimal or no workplace safety training, according to a recent study from the Colorado State ...
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NY: Disgraced Former Surgeon Facing Federal Charges Of $860,000 Health Care Fraud Committed As He Pleaded Guilty To And Was Serving His Sentence For Another Fraud

• 04/11/18
• WorkersCompensation.com

White Plains, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) - New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott and Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced ...
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NY Orthopedic Surgeon Pleads Guilty And To Surrender Medical License For Stealing More Than $86,000 From The Workers' Comp System

• 04/11/18
• WorkersCompensation.com

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) - New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott today announced that a central New York orthopedic surgeon has pleaded guilty and admitted to running an ongoing ...
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