News Digest 10/19/2007

Six Subpoenaed in Scranton-Area Workers’ Comp Probe A federal grand jury investigating irregularities in Lackawanna County, Pa.’s workers’ compensation fund subpoenas six county officials to testify about administration of the … Read More »

News Digest 10/19/2007(2)

Six Subpoenaed in Scranton-Area Workers’ Comp Probe A federal grand jury investigating irregularities in Lackawanna County, Pa.’s workers’ compensation fund subpoenas six county officials to testify about administration of the … Read More »

News Digest 10/2/2007

Illegal Worker Gets Extension to Pursue Workers’ Comp Case The federal government grants a Mexican illegal immigrant a two-week extension of his five-day humanitarian visa to pursue his workers’ compensation … Read More »

News Digest 7/31/2007

Class Action Targets UPS Return-to-Work Policies A federal judge in Pittsburgh grants class-action status to a lawsuit alleging that United Parcel Service Inc. failed to help disabled employees return to … Read More »

News Digest 4/23/2007

Five Busted in $100 Million Workers’ Comp Scam State and federal authorities in Jacksonville, Fla., charge five people, including two Californians, in a $100 million workers’ compensation fraud scheme that … Read More »

News Digest 3/22/2007

Report Targets ‘Big Scam’ in Windy City Illinois and federal agencies are investigating allegations that Chicago-area construction companies deliberately misclassify employees as independent contractors in order to avoid financial obligations … Read More »

News Digest 1/30/2007

Bloomberg: Establish Federal Victim Compensation Fund New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls on the federal government to establish a compensation fund modeled after the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund … Read More »

News Digest 6/26/2006

Workplace Violence Predictable, Preventable: Experts A panel of experts at a seminar sponsored by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training’s Workers’ Compensation Education Unit, which included private employers … Read More »