Washington Weeds Out Landscaper Who Failed To Pay Workers’ Comp
A Pierce County, Washington landscaper must serve one year on probation and perform community service for failing to provide workers’ compensation coverage for an injured employee.
Kenneth Ivan Winters, 40, of Lakewood, Washington pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor charge of doing business without workers’ compensation insurance and a felony count of false reporting by an employer, according to the Washington Attorney General’s Office.
Pierce County Superior Court Judge Edmund Murphy ordered Winters to serve 364 days in jail, but suspended it as long as he has no more criminal violations. He also must serve one year on probation, pay more than $4,500 in restitution and perform 240 hours of community service.
