Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Fines Three Companies for Fatal Trench Collapse | 07/17/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries fined three companies more than $500,000 combined for safety violations uncovered during an investigation into a January trench collapse at a wind farm site near Rainier that killed one worker and seriously injured another. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Commissioner Sues Car Wash for Alleged Misclassification | 07/14/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Labor Commissioner’s Office filed a lawsuit accusing a gig-economy car wash company in Southern California of misclassifying at least 100 workers as independent contractors. ...Read More | |||
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Lumber, Flooring Maker Fined $218,192 for Fatality | 07/13/2020 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Miller & Co. Inc. for failing to protect employees from struck-by hazards after a worker was fatally injured at the company's factory in Alabama. ...Read More | |||
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LASIE Hosting Legislative Recap Wednesday | 07/09/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers is hosting an online legislative recap from 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday. The presentation will cov...Read More | |||
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Labor, Minority Groups Want Action on Presumption Bills | 07/09/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Worker and minority advocates in two Northeast states hit hard by the pandemic are calling for action on presumption bills for essential workers. ...Read More | |||
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Layoffs Not Reason to Discontinue Benefits, Department Says | 07/07/2020 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is reminding employers, insurers and claims administrators that a layoff due to the COVID-19 pandemic is not a reason to discontinue workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Fines Employer $9,639 for Exposing Workers to COVID-19 | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries said it fined a fitness center in Yakima $9,639 for exposing workers to COVID-19 by opening for business when it should have been closed. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Starts Furloughs Thursday | 07/01/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries said many of its employees will be furloughed Thursday as the result of a plan put together to address the budget shortfall from the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Approve Broad Presumption Bill but Give Some Employers a Defense | 06/30/2020 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would provide a COVID-19 workers' compensation presumption to sickened frontline workers is on its way to the governor after it was approved by lawmakers on Friday. ...Read More | |||
| Lee Signs Bill Giving Workers More Time to File if Employer Won't Pay | 06/26/2020 | ||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a bill that gives injured workers more time to file notice if the employer fails to pay benefits. ...Read More | |||
