TN: Slaughterhouse Owner Pleads Guilty, Agrees to $1.4M in Restitution for Hiring Illegals to Avoid Work Comp Premiums

• 09/14/18
• Liz Carey

Greeneville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – The owner of a slaughterhouse and meatpacking plant faces more than 25 years in prison and nearly $1 million in fines for employing undocumented immigrants ...
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OH: Comp Coverage For Corrections Officers In Question After Alleged Drug Exposure

• 09/14/18
• Toni Sutton

Chillicothe, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Recently, more than a dozen staff members from Ross Correctional Institution were rushed to Adena Medical Center after they were exposed to a mixture of ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 9/14, Friday Edition

• 09/14/18
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) WY Supreme Court: Roofer Needs Surgery “The Supreme Court of Wyoming on Tuesday affirmed an earlier district court ruling that an injured roofer’s ...
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CA: Uber Accused of Saving Millions Due to Misclassifying Drivers

• 09/13/18
• Liz Carey

San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A California limousine company has filed suit against Uber Technologies alleging the ride-sharing company has unfairly stolen business from its competitors ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 9/13, Thursday Edition

• 09/13/18
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) FL: Previous Mosiac Employee Alleges Retaliation After Filing a Work Comp Claim David Perkins, a former Tampa-based Mosaic employee, has accused the company of ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 9/12, Wednesday Edition

• 09/12/18
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) MN Woman In Trouble for Alleged Insurance Fraud Kathleen Grace Saunders of New Ulm has been charged for forgery/gross demeanor insurance fraud, writes Kristine ...
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Death Toll From Cancer for 9/11 Responders Expected to Outnumber Victims of Attack

• 09/11/18
• Liz Carey

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – As the nation recognizes the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York City, officials worry that deaths to first responders at the World Trade ...
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Cal/OSHA Cites Disneyland for Legionnaires' Outbreak

• 09/11/18
• Liz Carey

Anaheim, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) cited Disneyland in November for failing to properly clean water storage tanks ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 9/11, Tuesday Edition

• 09/11/18
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) NY: 9/11 Legislation Extends Filing Deadlines for Some Responders “…Originally, those who took part in the rescue, recovery and clean-up efforts had ...
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