JAMES BADER Nov 3, 2016 a 2:58 pm PDT

Its great to see action being taken to stop the unlicensed and uninsured contractors from undercutting the legitimate business that play by the rules. Maybe its time for some criminal penalties for those who intentionally fail to provide workers compensation insurance. Still seems like employees who unknowingly work for an employer who does not have workers compensation insurance have to suffer long delays in obtaining medical treatment or benefits. Why can't a change be made in this regard? Give the UBETF 90 days to determine if there is insurance coverage after notice of a claim to them, if none is discovered, have the UBETF begin providing benefits and immediately begin the process to seize assets of these business entities and close them down. Seems like this would do a lot to discourage people from not having workers compensation, and not make those injured while working for uninsured employers suffer long delay in benefits. Why can't this happen, it would sure seem to benefit injured workers and punish uninsured employers.