58+ min ago   (244+ words) A civil justice watchdog says a new Illinois law could reverse the state’s gains in workers’ compensation reform. House Bill 5228 to amend workers’ comp provisions took effect immediately upon being signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Aug. 7. Phil Melin,…...

17+ hour, 38+ min ago   (204+ words) Muskingum University will bring Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber to New Concord for a public roundtable discussion at 11:15 a.m. Aug. 18, in the Roberta A. Smith University Library. The event will connect representatives from municipalities, nonprofit organizations, businesses and community leadership with…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (445+ words) Employers cannot simply place a disabled employee on unpaid leave and consider their obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act fulfilled, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The court reversed a lower court’s decision that had granted summary…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (421+ words) Guernsey's top civil servant has said the States will review its work from home policy later this year. Currently the States has no central register of how many of its staff work flexibly. Concerns have also been raised by politicians…...

1+ day, 49+ min ago   (438+ words) Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball sent a letter to Gov. Andy Beshear warning the state could lose federal funding if the governor doesn't join efforts to stop taxpayer fraud. Auditor Allison Ball told The Center Square: “Over the course of the…...

5+ hour, 52+ min ago   (125+ words) Dorika Carter, also of Columbus, is accused of falsifying timesheets while providing home-health services to a hospitalized client, allegedly overbilling Medicaid while working a full-time job and while on medical leave. The Ohio Medicaid Fraud Control Unit was investigating Carter's…...

16+ hour, 9+ min ago   (318+ words) A fraudster stole more than $3 million by selling properties across Long Island and Westchester County, including at least one he owned no part of, according to federal investigators. Alberto Gomez, 48, of Boca Raton, FL, used a Queens-based accounting practice to…...

10+ hour, 11+ min ago   (263+ words) Press release from Operation Senior Shield TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As children and grandchildren head back to school, many families are reconnecting and preparing for a busy new school year. Unfortunately, scammers know that grandparents and older adults often want to help…...

17+ hour, 54+ min ago   (201+ words) By West Northumberland Independent staff The Cobourg Police Service is urging residents to exercise vigilance after a senior was defrauded for about $100,000 through a suspected home improvement scam. According to police, the homeowner received an unsolicited phone call from an…...

13+ hour, 20+ min ago   (344+ words) CLARKE COUNTY, MISS. — A series of federal debt notices and corporate filings involving a sitting sheriff and a private transportation venture are raising mounting legal, financial, and ethical questions across eastern Mississippi. The notice warns that failure to resolve the…...