New Jersey Employers Fails to Pay Workers Compensation

The owner of a Morris County, New Jersey paving company was indicted for failing to provide workers' compensation to his employees.

This negligence forced the state's Uninsured Employers' Fund $254,000 to the employee for expenses that he incurred as a result of the accident.

The owner of Accurate Paving is accused of failing to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage to his employees from October 7, 2003 and April 28, 2009.

On Oct. 8, 2003, an employee suffered serious injuries in an accident while on the job, then needed surgery plus a three-month stay in the hospital.

A fourth-degree crime carries maximum penalties of 18 months in state prison and $10,000 fine.

Workers Comp? DJ Shot to Death at Work

A man was shot to death while working as a DJ in a bar. His father is asking for workers compensation benefits because his son was shot to death while at work.

The shooter was convicted of second-degree murder.

The father is also seeking medical and funeral expenses related to his son's death.

OSHA: Show us your accountability

So many things went wrong under George W. Bush; OSHA's lack of enforcement is just one of them.

OSHA created the Voluntary Protection Program which was supposed to hold the safest companies to higher standards. Instead it was a sham where conservatives pandered to business interests while easing oversites.

OSHA officials were supposed to vet applicants to make sure that only companies with the best safety records, and the fewest relative illnesses and injuries, were enrolled.

A company in the program had three fatalities in separate accidents over a five-year period, yet remained in OSHA’s good graces. Another company was cited 10 times for serious violations yet continued to shine under OSHA's halo. Files have never revealed the true injuries and death violations.

(Blogger's note: Can the same be said for the FDA?)

President Obama promises to revamp OSHA and increase enforcement. Let's hope that happens.

Workers Comp: Please Don't Take My Wheelchair

A W. Va. nursing home employee injured her back permanently in 1990 while trying to lift an elderly patient. She soon began collecting workers compensation benefits, including medications and use of a wheelchair.

But the new management of the Workers Compensation Fund took away her wheelchair.

Then they gave it back -- but only for 30 days.

The 59 year old woman still has problems standing and walking and says her permanent back injuries also cause circulation problems in her legs.

The new workers comp management fund is also going to take away her meds including painkillers.

It seems that people who filed disability claims prior to July 1, 2005 are covered by the old fund and claims filed after July 1, 2005 are covered by the new fund.

What happens to those old filers who still need the help?

Workers Comp Confusion in W. Va.

Workers compensation confusion in W. Va.

W. Va used to have a state wide workers comp system but no more. Now 70 different companies are part of the pie.

Do you know which workers comp. pie you're in?

If you get injured at work and need medical attention, medical personnel will ask the name and address of your workers comp provider. If you don't know, your medical care can be held up for one to two weeks.

What's the solution?

Ask your HR department who handles your workers comp and carry the information in your wallet.

That's the last thing that you need when you're injured -- the inability to receive medical attention.

Gov. Pays $2.5 Million to Atomic Weapons Workers Comp

As February 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor paid over $2.5 million to workers or their surviving family members in 17 cases of people who developed cancer or beryllium disease from being exposed to toxic substances at the Tennessee plant known as the Birdcage which made atomic weapons.

Another case has been approved for the $ 150,000. lump sum compensation pending payment.

Workers Comp: An Eye for an Eye

Pity the poor construction worker who got a sliver of metal in his eye which eventually led for the need to remove the eye.

Although the eye removal didn't happen right away, a good lawyer with a team of medical experts was able to get the worker compensation even though it was originally denied.

Nobody wants to lose an eye but this is a perfect example how workers compensation law works to benefit of the victim.

Find out more.