Feds MEWA Investigation Continues
The United States Attorney’s Office says it is continuing its criminal investigation into Marcus Asay and Antonio Gastelum’s actions concerning the illegal “workers’ comp” program offered first by the American …
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MEWA Claims Poverty to Avoid $4.3M Penalty
Officials behind the illegal workers’ comp programs run by American Labor Alliance and its alter ego Omega Community Labor Union were back before a California Department of Insurance administrative law …
2020’s Biggest Workers’ Comp Stories – A Year In Review
Workers’ Comp Executive launches each new year with the publication of a list of the “Top Stories” from the prior 12 months. Some years are more newsworthy than others, but we certainly had some doozies during what was our 30th year covering the California workers’ comp industry. Beset by the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Newsom followed …
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New Charges Against Illegal MEWA Operator
American Labor Alliance and Marcus Asay (see photo)– collectively, the operators of an illegal workers’ comp program that was marketed as an alternative to workers’ comp insurance – now face …
Lawsuit Over MEWA’s Fake Coverage
A Fresno area restaurant is suing the illegal American Labor Alliance and its founder Marcus Asay for selling bogus workers’ comp coverage. The trial is scheduled for the fall and …
DIR Workers’ Comp or AB 5 Enforcement
The Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DSLE) says it is not pursuing employers with workers’ comp coverage that is nonexistent or inadequate to meet their obligation under Labor Code section 3700. The state is not enforcing the requirement for employers to have workers’ comp insurance. Instead, DSLE is focusing its enforcement …
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Broker Sued Over MEWA Placement
A Southern California employer sued its broker for negligence for placing the company in a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) that obtained workers’ comp coverage from the many times declared illegal CompOneUSA program run by the American Labor Alliance. “Plaintiff ended up with non-existent workers’ compensation coverage for at least six months and incurred hundreds of …
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Court Orders Cease & Desist Against Illegal MEWA
It took over two years, but a Fresno County Superior Court Judge finally issued a decision, and it dismantles piece by piece claims by founder Marcus Asay and others associated …