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A Morris County man has been indicted for allegedly failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance coverage to his employees and costing the state $253,000, state Attorney General Anne Milgram said Thursday.
Mack Stevens, 40, of Lake Hopatcong, was charged with failure to provide workers’ compensation coverage.
According to the indictment, between Oct. 7, 2003 and April 28, Stevens, the owner of Accurate Paving, an unincorporated paving company in Lake Hopatcong, failed to provide workers’ compensation insurance coverage to his employees. On Oct. 8, 2003, an Accurate Paving employee suffered serious injuries as a result of an accident that occurred while he was on the job. The employee needed surgery and a three-month stay in the hospital. It is alleged that, because Stevens did not carry workers’ compensation insurance coverage, the state Uninsured Employers’ Fund was forced to pay $253,770 to the employee for expenses that he incurred as a result of the accident.
An investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice determined that as recently as April, Accurate Paving still did not have workers’ compensation coverage in place.
Det. Gary O’Brien and Deputy Attorney General Mark Kurzawa conducted the investigation. Kurzawa presented the case to the state grand jury.
Stevens faces up to 18 months in state prison and a fine of $10,000.
- TOM HESTER SR.
Mack Stevens, 40, of Lake Hopatcong, was charged with failure to provide workers’ compensation coverage.
According to the indictment, between Oct. 7, 2003 and April 28, Stevens, the owner of Accurate Paving, an unincorporated paving company in Lake Hopatcong, failed to provide workers’ compensation insurance coverage to his employees. On Oct. 8, 2003, an Accurate Paving employee suffered serious injuries as a result of an accident that occurred while he was on the job. The employee needed surgery and a three-month stay in the hospital. It is alleged that, because Stevens did not carry workers’ compensation insurance coverage, the state Uninsured Employers’ Fund was forced to pay $253,770 to the employee for expenses that he incurred as a result of the accident.
An investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice determined that as recently as April, Accurate Paving still did not have workers’ compensation coverage in place.
Det. Gary O’Brien and Deputy Attorney General Mark Kurzawa conducted the investigation. Kurzawa presented the case to the state grand jury.
Stevens faces up to 18 months in state prison and a fine of $10,000.
- TOM HESTER SR.