A construction company owner in Jacksonville, Florida, is facing up to 60 years in prison after underreporting his payroll figures, resulting in lower workers compensation premiums, state regulators announced.

The number of on-site health centers is substantial and growing among large companies, national surveys show.

As companies weigh whether to expand their workers compensation strategies to include telemedicine, many are maintaining or expanding the use of more traditional 24/7 nurse triage phone centers and on-site clinics.

The surge in the development and use of wearable technology is helping employers protect workers and encourage healthy behavior, but it’s also raising privacy concerns.

Double-dipping, Monday-morning injuries, faking, malingering and illegal banking activity are mainstays in workers compensation claimant fraud, with no end in sight despite the fact that it’s now easier to get caught.