Workers’ comp cheats can be caught, as this case — and video — show.

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Tags: neck injury, prison, torticollis, workers' comp fraud

As debate continues on whether Congress should pass a bill that would increase OSHA fines to discourage companies from disregarding safety, let’s take a look at how two other countries have recently handled corporate executives responsible for workplace disasters.

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Tags: executives fined, Hungary, prison, red sludge, worker crushed to death

It’s not unusual for employees who claim they were injured on the job to get caught working or playing sports without the alleged effects of their injuries. In this case, the worker claimed he needed to use a wheelchair. But the worker was caught walking perfectly by …

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Tags: excavator, prison, workers' comp fraud

Increasingly, officials are seeking criminal charges against business owners and managers in connection with workplace fatalities. Now, two men face up to 15 years in prison in connection with a crane collapse in New York City.

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Tags: crane collapse, criminal charges, prison

The owner of a tree removal company faces three to seven years in a state prison for creating workplace conditions that led to a worker fatality.

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Tags: employee death, prison, tree removal

While employers debate whether OSHA should increase fines for safety violations, a new law in Great Britain does just that.

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Tags: penalties, prison, safety violations