Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) - A Lucasville security guard, Rick Tackett, was sentenced to one month of nonreporting probation and ordered to pay restitution to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) in the amount of $6,167.89 […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation, 29 CFR 1904.41. The current regulation requires certain employers to […]

Approximately 43% of all US workers are deprived of sleep, and according to the National Safety Council, the workplace is often the reason.  Stress on the job can lead to work-related insomnia, which can affect production as well […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an updated Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) Reference Guide (Version 3.6, March 15, 2022).     As part of Reference Guide Version 3.6, CMS makes what it […]

Summary: Distracted driving is responsible for thousands of deaths every year, and the problem continues to grow. Distracted Driving Awareness Month is held every April to help individual recognize the dangers of driving while distracted and […]

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) - On March 24, 2022, a U.S. district judge sentenced Clinton Battle, M.D. of Arlington to 12 years in federal prison based on a conviction and guilty plea from July 2021. Battle admitted […]

Ventura, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Robert Zermeno Delara (DOB 08/13/71), of Fillmore, pled guilty to felony workers’ compensation fraud and admitted a special allegation that the theft totaled more […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to a definition from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, binge drinking is the consumption of large amounts of alcohol over a period of 2 hours or less […]