Quote of the day
“In many of these cases, ALA-issued Certificates of Liability that contained a false policy number, not the real policy or bond number that pertained to ALA’s corporate coverage.”
Federal prosecutors, in indictments against American Labor Alliance and its two principal operatives
MEWA Officials Indicted by Feds
Principals of the MEWA have been indicted, and sales have been stopped. It took years, some cases by the California Department, and finally a federal indictment. Click here for the story. Workers’ Comp Executive
Alabama justices grant Mercedes-Benz change of venue
The Alabama Supreme Court has granted Mercedes-Benz’s request for a change of venue in a workers’ compensation lawsuit filed by a former assembly worker at the company’s Tuscaloosa County manufacturing facility. The company argued that it is based out of Tuscaloosa County and manufactures certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles at its facility there. Legal Newsline
North Carolina: Payout to former city official disclosed
Rocky Mount, North Carolina officials have made public a $40,000 payout to the city’s former director of downtown development related to a workers’ compensation/discrimination claim. Rocky Mount Telegram
5 ways you can destroy your workers’ compensation claim
To ensure the chance you get the maximum insurance payout for your on-the-job injury or illness, be sure to avoid these five common mistakes. WRAL (Raleigh, N.C.)
Starbucks to install needle-disposal boxes
Starbucks has agreed to install needle-disposal boxes in high-risk store bathrooms after nearly 4,000 people signed a petition. Last fall, three of the company’s Seattle baristas told a local television station that they dealt with discarded hypodermic needles at work on a near-daily basis. HR Dive/Business Insider