by Kelia Scott | Apr 4, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A Florida Pharmacist was convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison followed by three years supervised release for his role in a compounding pharmacy fraud scheme that affected private insurance companies, Medicare and TRICARE. Ademola O. Adebayo of Odessa,...
by Kelia Scott | Apr 2, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
An Appellate Court in Kentucky upheld an earlier decision by the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Board which awarded benefits to a man who was injured at work even though he tested positive for cocaine at the time of the injury. On December 18, 2014 Bernabe Aguirre was...
by Kelia Scott | Apr 1, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) cited a construction company after two of their employees contracted Valley Fever. Workers were digging trenches in Kings, Fresno and Merced counties where the soil is known to contain harmful...
by Kelia Scott | Mar 28, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
An Idaho-based company was cited by the United States Mine Safety and Health Administration for inadequate safety controls at a gold mine they operated in Nevada. On October 25, 2018 a worker was killed after an underground collapse at Small Mine Development’s Lee...
by Kelia Scott | Mar 27, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The United State’s Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined a metal heat treatment company in Bowling Green, Ohio for exposing their employees to severe workplace hazards. Dowa THT America Inc. exposed employees to atmospheric,...
