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Washington Landscaper Caught Working While Claiming Workers’ Comp

A Bothell, Wash., landscaper who claimed he was suffering from an on-the-job injury has admitted to stealing state workers’ compensation benefits. Jose De Jesus Bernal-Ruiz pleaded guilty to second-degree theft this week in King County Superior Court, according to the …

Washington Landscaper Fails to Pay for Workers’ Comp Coverage

A Pierce County, Wash., landscaper has been charged with failing to pay workers’ compensation insurance after one of his employees was injured on the job. Kenneth Ivan Winters faces one count of doing business without workers’ comp insurance and seven …