On May 18th, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) announced a proposal to amend its crane operator safety rules. Pursuant to federal rulemaking procedures, comments will be accepted on the proposed rule until June 20, 2018. The goal of the new rule is to improve safety at construction sites….
Construction is a rigorous career that can be very dangerous, particularly if employers cut corners with regard to safety on the job. Over the years, State Workers’ Compensation Agencies implemented important safety measures to protect construction workers while they are on job sites. Seattle Crane Incident In November 2017, the…
Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation
You may have noticed that the Department of Labor & Industries has been advertisingforpeople to come forward and report injured workers they think are committing fraud. There are some clear-cut incidences of worker fraud such as working and receiving time loss at the same time. However, this type of fraud is not nearly as common as the Department would like you to think.
Tim came to our office earlier this year about his workers’ compensation claim. He had suffered a pretty serious injury to his ankle and leg and had surgery. His claim was opened, he received time loss compensation, and had returned to work. Even though he had surgery, the Department of…