Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission Issues Warning Over Settlement Scam The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission has alerted injured workers to a fraudulent scheme involving impersonation.  Scammers are contacting claimants via phone, text, and social media, falsely claiming they have won workers’ comp settlements.  are being pressured to pay upfront fees to release these funds, sometimes in […]

Court Upholds Authorization for Workers’ Compensation Diagnostic Testing The New York Appellate Division affirmed a Workers’ Compensation Board decision authorizing diagnostic testing for a claimant.  The worker established a workers’ compensation claim for occupational hearing loss in 1989.  The Special Funds for Reopened Cases denied an audiologist’s 2023 request for updated evaluations.  The court ruled […]

Correction Officer Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud Former New York City correction officer Jovanny Concepcion pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements regarding healthcare matters.  Concepcion admitted to faking injuries from on-duty incidents with inmates to secure workers’ compensation payouts.  He fraudulently received $232,427 in cash benefits paid out from the city treasury.  […]

CBIA Distributes $800K Workers’ Comp Refund The Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) approved a $800,000 experience refund for qualifying policyholders in its workers’ compensation program.  This payout rewards member companies that maintained successful loss ratios of 50% or better over the past year.  Financial dividends from the program have returned over $9 million to […]

Lowell Business Operators Face Federal Charges Over Systemic Fraud A Lowell man pleaded guilty to orchestrating a scheme that concealed over $6 million in payroll to commit workers’ compensation insurance fraud.  In a related federal crackdown, a Lowell father and daughter were arrested for operating temporary employment agencies designed to evade mandatory employment taxes.  Both […]

Maryland Expands Workers’ Comp Presumptions for Firefighters The Maryland General Assembly passed HB 347 in 2026, broadening hypertension-related legal presumptions for paid fire and rescue employees.  This statutory update creates a presumption of compensability and disablement for diagnosed emergency personnel.  Consequently, state courts have shifted the burden of proof, making it difficult for employers to […]

Springfield Businessman Charged With Workers’ Comp Fraud Missouri prosecutors have filed new misdemeanor charges against businessman Michael Felts for failing to obtain required workers’ compensation insurance for employees at his former restaurants, Taco Habitat and Hot Cluckers.  The businesses were reportedly noncompliant for over 130 days during 2022, according to the charges.  A workplace injury […]

Dalton Insurance Agent Arrested For Fake Workers’ Compensation Scheme Former Georgia insurance agent Lucy Margarita Suarez was arrested on felony fraud charges for allegedly selling fake workers’ compensation policies.  Operating through EliteOne Solutions, Suarez is accused of pocketing thousands in premiums rather than securing valid coverage.  She allegedly issued fraudulent certificates, leaving local businesses uninsured […]

Former Brown University Police Chief Settles Workers’ Compensation Claim Former Brown University campus police chief Rodney Chatman reached a settlement resolving a contested workers’ compensation injury claim.  A judge originally rejected Chatman’s claim because he failed to prove his injury occurred during his employment.  The subsequent court-approved settlement awards Chatman an undisclosed sum of money […]

Norfolk Council Approves $124,900 Workers’ Compensation Settlement The Norfolk City Council approved a $124,900 workers’ compensation settlement with former Fire Division employee Kevin Armbruster.  Armbruster alleged injuries to his extremities, back, and mental health caused by an ambulance incident.  The incident occurred when an ambulance swerved or struck a curb.  This agreement releases the city […]