The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office just announced that the owner of an Auburn siding company pled guilty and was sentenced in connection with forging insurance certificates to falsely claim that he had valid workers’ compensation insurance coverage in connection with a construction project. Joseph D. Willis, age 50, of Auburn, pled guilty in Worcester Superior […]
Insurance Law | Massachusetts
Waltham Man Indicted on Fraudulent Unemployment and Insurance Claims Totalling $40,000
The Attorney General’s office announced on Friday that John Toyias, age 45, of Waltham, MA was charged with 55 counts of Unemployment Fraud, two counts of Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud, two counts of Larceny over $250 and Attempted Larceny. Attorney General Coakley said that, “Insurance and unemployment fraud are serious crimes that lead to a […]
The Hazards of Inaccurate Applications and Signing the Insured’s Name
The case of RLI Insurance Co. v. Santos, 746 F.Supp.2d 255 (D. Mass. 2010).
Looking at the Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law
Insurance agencies in Massachusetts, for purposes of their own employment practices and those of their customers (e.g. employment benefits clients, workers compensation insureds) need to be mindful of the current law concerning employment classification. Many Massachusetts employers believe that simply issuing one of their workers a 1099 and/or requiring that the worker sign an “independent […]
