Quote of the day
"She continued to submit to the state annual forms saying, 'Mom's fine, please keep the checks a-rollin'.'"
Prosecutor Joseph Wheeler, about a 66-year-old Washington woman who allegedly collected workers' comp checks intended for her mother, who died in 1988,
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Zenith
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- and the issuer credit ratings of “a-” of Zenith National Insurance Group, of Woodland Hills, California. Workers’ Comp Executive
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Church Organist Charged with Collecting Benefits for Dead Mother
A 66-year-old church organist is charged with defrauding the state of Washington by collecting about $400,000 in workers’ compensation checks that were intended for her mother, who died in 1988. Officials say the woman signed certification forms saying that her mother was still alive and entitled to benefits from the state Department of Labor and Industries. By Scott Gutierrez, the Olympian
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Comp Fraud One of Fastest Rising Crimes
According to a Santa Maria, Calif. private eye who tracks suspected workers’ comp cheats, the town is one of the worst in California when it comes to workers’ compensation fraud, one of the fastest-rising crimes in the country. The crime costs Golden State employers an estimated $6 billion a year. By Carina Corral, KSBY-TV (San Luis Obispo)
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Ohio BWC to Sell Off Investments
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has announced that it is looking for a banker to sell its private equity fund investments, which are worth about $393 million, so it can put the money in less risky ventures. Bids from investment banks are due by mid-June. By AP via Akron Beacon Journal
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Minnesota Speedway May Go on Block
Douglas County, Minn. supervisors will propose selling or leasing Superior Speedway to a private owner due to issues with the track’s management company. One supervisor says the company violated its contract with the county by not providing workers’ compensation for its employees. By Brandon Stahl, Duluth News Tribune
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Canada Union Wants Charges Filed in Workplace Death
A Quebec union asks the province’s attorney general to file criminal charges against a company for the 2005 crushing of a 23-year-old concrete products firm employee by a concrete press that the province’s Workers’ Compensation Board previously ordered the company to repair. The union claims it has been waiting for months for the results of the WCB’s investigation. Canadian HR Reporter
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Trial Date Set for Respiratory Illness Suit Against TRW
An Ohio court sets a January 2007 trial date in a respiratory illness lawsuit filed against TRW Inc. on behalf of former and current employees. They allege the company knowingly allowed poor ventilation and housekeeping to create “slime, scum, pooling or stagnant fluid” on equipment and surfaces. By Dylan McCament and Nick Worner, Mount Vernon (Ohio) News
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