North Carolina county must pay workers’ comp to family of deputy who died after working large fire
The U.S. Court of Appeals has ordered North Carolina’s Horry County to pay workers’ compensation to the family of a sheriff’s office deputy who died two months after working three 12-hour shifts at a complex damaged by a large structural fire. The ruling reverses an appellate panel with the South Carolina Worker’s Compensation Commission, which had reversed a commissioner’s decision to award death benefits. The court found the appellate summaries had contained multiple discrepancies when compared with the deposition transcripts. Horry News
New York contractor contractor accused of fraud to avoid workers’ comp premiums
A Rockland County, New York construction company owner accused of workers’ compensation insurance fraud was arraigned Thursday, for allegedly applying for and receiving coverage saying he was operating a real estate business with a single employee when, in actuality, prosecutors allege, he employed more than 90 people and had a workers’ compensation payroll in excess of $8 million for construction, not real estate work as stated on the policy. Patch (New City, N.Y.)
2021 was a big year for Ohio BWC special investigations
Over the course of 2021, the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation Special Investigations Department secured 53 convictions, saving the state insurance fund nearly $94 million. Here are a few of the stories released by BWC this year. Richland Source
Healthcare employees seeing record COVID infections
In Connecticut, healthcare employees are dealing with record hospitalizations, unsustainable work schedules and abuse. As of Wednesday, 439 staff members were out across the Yale system, down from 700 on a single day last week. Changes in workers’ compensation policies are making it harder for many who cannot work. CT Mirror