A Department of Workforce Development spokesperson said state law does not authorize its Worker’s Compensation Division to provide resources or programs to an injured worker whose employer is not required to have workers’ compensation insurance.

Source: https://www.propublica.org/article/immigrant-wisconsin-dairy-workers-excluded-workers-compensation-injuries

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was acquitted this week of a felony count of workers’ compensation insurance fraud.

Source: https://www.presstelegram.com/2023/09/15/sheriffs-deputy-acquitted-in-case-of-workers-compensation-insurance-fraud/

Borough Manager Michael Thomas said the borough was late in paying a bill for the annual workers’ compensation insurance covering its four fire departments, but the coverage remained in effect.

Source: https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/plum-borough-manager-says-firefighters-were-never-without-insurance-coverage/

Consumers are often unaware unlicensed contractors have not completed background checks and frequently don’t carry workers’ compensation insurance for their employees – which increases liability risks to consumers.

Source: https://www.claycord.com/2023/02/10/unlicensed-contractor-convicted-in-contra-costa-county-faces-more-than-9-years-in-prison/

Why not try an entirely different approach to malpractice insurance, using a system like our workers’ compensation insurance?

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2584647/talk-of-the-town-credit-unions-pandemic-navajo-water-apd-bus-fares-kafb-prescribed-burns-climate-medical-malpractice.html