workplace injury claim News

Injury Rates Still Dropping Even as Older Workers Take Larger Share of Workforce

The number of workplace injury claims continues to decline year after year despite significant changes in workforce demographics that one might think should increase claims frequency, according to a report released Monday by the National Council of Compensation Insurance. The …

Charge: Washington Couple Takes $223,000 in Workers’ Comp

A Tacoma, Wash., couple has been charged with falsely claiming workers compensation benefits and pocketing $223,000. The state Department of Labor & Industries says 63-year-old Jamie S. Beroth collected $100,664 in benefits between March 2009 and July 2011 for a …