by admin | Feb 6, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
OSHA has cited Lucas Marine Acquisition Co. LLC with 22 safety violations following the drowning death of an employee, the second in 5 months. The employee was doing a surface supplied air dive while doing underwater construction near Fort Pierce Marina, FL when he...
by admin | Feb 4, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
Andrew Boron of the Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) announced that they have completed an investigation that has resulted in a conviction and sentencing of a central Illinois man who will be sent to prison for eight and half years for trying to obtain $45K in...
by admin | Jan 29, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
We are always reading stories or posting stories about fraud. I just wanted to take this time on this post to discuss the different types of fraud that can occur in workers compensation. We usually are always seeing a worker claiming to be injured collecting...
by admin | Jan 27, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
When Gov. John Kasich introduced a focus to moderate prescription drugs to the states injured workers I don’t think anyone thought it would be as effective as it has shown to be so far. At a recent presentation that was given to the BWC Board of Directors...
by admin | Jan 24, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
A Cleveland area man suffering from asbestos related cancer at the age of 40 was just awarded $27 million dollars by a jury. John Panza’s father worked at a factory that made brakes, brought asbestos dust home on his clothes and and subsequently John was exposed...
