Workers' Compensation News
Officer With High Blood Pressure at Preemployment Physical Can't Get Benefits for Hypertension | 03/22/2022 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Florida appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a deputy sheriff for his hypertension because his preemployment physical produced evidence of elevated blood pressure. ...Read More | |||
OSHA Cites Contractor Involved in Two Boston Deaths Last Year | 03/21/2022 | ||
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A contractor already on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's radar has again been cited for failing to provide workers with required job site safeguards, the East Boston Times-Free Press ...Read More | |||
OSHA Cites Concrete Supplier for Serious Violations After Fatality | 03/18/2022 | ||
State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
An Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation found that a Smithfield, Rhode Island, concrete company could have prevented a worker from suffering fatal head injuries while repairing a cement truck in 2021. ...Read More | |||
OSHA Cites Hot Tub Manufacturer for Chemical Exposure | 03/17/2022 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Pennsylvania hot tub manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to a dangerous chemical. ...Read More | |||
OSHA Dings Trash-Burning Plant for Toxic Workplace Hazards | 03/17/2022 | ||
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration imposed penalties of $26,107 against a bankrupt waste facility in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for exposing workers to hazardous, chemical-laden smoke. ...Read More | |||
OSHA: Required Safety Measures Could Have Prevented Deadly Accident | 03/11/2022 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A federal workplace safety investigation found that a 34-year-old worker’s fatal fall might have been prevented had the operator of a Pauma Valley zip-line attraction implemented required safety measures. ...Read More | |||
Officials at Medical Supply and Billing Company Charged With Fraud | 03/02/2022 | ||
State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas announced that a federal grand jury indicted the former owner of a medical supply and billing company and the firm’s chief executive officer for their role in three alleged conspiracies to defraud the federal government a...Read More | |||
Optum Rx to Pay $5.8M for Not Following Pricing Procedures | 02/25/2022 | ||
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office announced that pharmacy benefits manager Optum Rx agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle a claim that it failed to follow workers’ compensation prescription drug pricing procedures. ...Read More | |||
Optum: More Naloxone Options Coming to Market | 02/11/2022 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A high-dose opioid antagonist and generic versions of a nasal spray commonly used to reverse overdoses are both hitting the market, according to an update from Optum Workers’ Comp and Auto No-Fault. ...Read More | |||
Ombudsman Office Changing Name, Adding Workplace Safety to Services | 01/28/2022 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Ombudsman for Injured Workers is now the Ombuds Office for Oregon Workers and has expanded its role to also help workers protect their rights under the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Division’s rules and laws. ...Read More | |||