Executive director of South Carolina workers’ comp fund fired
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster on Monday fired the executive director of State Accident Fund, which provides workers’ compensation insurance to state government employees, and called for an investigation into whether she helped steer a $600,000 government contract to her husband’s company. Post and Courier
Pennsylvania approves $912M relief bill
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Friday thanked the state legislature and signed a relief bill that transfers $145 million from the Workers’ Compensation Security Fund to fund grants worth up to $50,000 for restaurants, bars and hotels with fewer than 300 employees. The bill provides a total of $912 million in aid to restaurants, renters and schools. WFMZ (Allentown, Pa.)
Judge refuses to dismiss case stemming from supermarket employee’s death
A Florida circuit judge has refused to dismiss a case against a supermarket chain related to the COVID-19 death of a 70-year-old employee who worked in the store’s deli. The lawsuit alleges the store, at the time, prevented employees from wearing masks. ClickOrlando
Policeman accused of using fake doctor’s note
A 34-year-old St. Louis policeman has been charged with forgery after authorities say he presented a fake doctor’s note to a workers’ compensation specialist at the police department indicating he had to quarantine for two weeks. KMOV/St. Louis Post-Dispatch