Workers’ Comp Checks Stolen

October 17, 2023

Baltimore workers’ comp checks pilfered

  • Thousands of Baltimore City employees expecting worker’s comp checks were stolen in the mail.
  • Someone stole and cashed three separate workers’ comp checks written out by Baltimore City, according to the new inspector general.
  • The checks were supposed to go to the law firm between December 2021 and February 2022, but they never showed up.
  • Someone stole the checks and deposited them into their personal online banking account. The checks were worth $8,548.49.
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Delaware decreasing workers’ comp

  • Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro recently announced that workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the seventh year in a row, effective December 1, 2023.
  • The voluntary market is expected to decrease by 7.24%, while the residual market will see a reduction of 11.18%.
  • This year’s decrease in worker’s compensation insurance rates continues the reversal of voluntary and residual market trends.
  • This is the second year of this trend, which indicates substantial improvement in coverage affordability and employee safety.
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Former NFL player withdraws workers’ comp case

  • Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice withdrew an appeal that he filed in a workers’ comp case after his attorney and counsel for the team and its insurance company reported that they had reached a settlement.
  • The case had been scheduled to go to trial in Baltimore County Circuit Court later this week, but the parties reported that they had resolved the matter.
  • The terms of the settlement are not included in court documents.
  • Rice filed a workers’ comp claim in 2021 and reported that he injured his back as a result of repetitive trauma while playing football for the Ravens.
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Construction worker injured at Fontainebleau Las Vegas

  • A construction worker was injured at Fontainebleau Las Vegas and was in stable condition.
  • No specific details are known about the worker’s injury or the circumstances around it, and the resort declined to answer questions.
  • “We can confirm that there was an incident involving a construction worker that occurred at the site of Fontainebleau Las Vegas this morning,” Nevada OSHA told KSNV.
  • The employee is currently in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing, and we have no additional comment at this time.
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