Workers' Compensation News
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L&I: Another Amazon Warehouse Cited for Unsafe Conditions | 08/17/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined Amazon $85,800 for allegedly exposing workers to the risk of injury at a fulfillment center in Spokane. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Extends Comment Period on Silica Dust Rules | 08/11/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Labor Department on Thursday announced it is extending the public comment period on proposed amendments to federal standards intended to protect miners from health hazards related to workplace exposure of respirable crystalline silica and silica dust. ...Read More | |||
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Landscaper Owes BWC $23,611 in Restitution | 08/07/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that a self-employed landscaper who continued working while collecting disability benefits was ordered to pay $23,611 in restitution. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Fines 'Severe Violator' Dollar Tree $132,000 | 08/03/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said it fined Dollar Tree $132,000 for allegedly blocking emergency exit routes, improperly stacking boxes and leaving debris scatted on the floor at a store in Tacoma. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Announces Change to Information Request Process | 07/10/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that its compliance, records and training officers will change the method of sending requests for information to claims administrators July 17. ...Read More | |||
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L&I: New Heat Protections Take Effect July 17 | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that new heat protections for outdoor workers go into effect July 17. L&I on Tues...Read More | |||
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L&I: Refinery Workers Gain Protection in Proposed Rule Update | 06/26/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Washington's State Department of Labor & Industries proposes updated workplace safety rules for petroleum refineries to prevent disasters like the 2010 explosion that killed seven workers at the former Tesoro refinery in Anacortes. ...Read More | |||
| Liberty Mutual Case Manager Gets Claims for Discrimination, Retaliation, Reinstated | 06/15/2023 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court overturned the summary denial of an insurance case manager’s claims of discrimination and retaliation due to her age. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes PTSD Bill | 06/05/2023 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Connecticut General Assembly passed a bill that would make it possible for all workers to receive benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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L&I: $2M Fine Among Largest in Department History | 06/02/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said a $2 million fine assessed to Young Corp. is among the largest in the agency’s history. ...Read More | |||
