Workers' Compensation News
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OSHA Fines Construction Company for Fatal Fall | 01/22/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a company $115,221 for a fatal fall at a construction site in Boston. Numerous med...Read More | |||
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OSHA Cancels COVID-19 Health Care Worker Rule Development | 01/16/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday announced that it is abandoning efforts to draft rules to protect health care workers from COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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One Call Names Nicholas Mendez Chief Executive Officer | 01/14/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| One Call Care Management on Monday named Nicholas Mendez as its next chief executive officer. ...Read More | |||
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OWCP Withdraws Proposed Changes to LHWCA Penalty Rules | 01/13/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is withdrawing a proposal to adjust penalty provisions in the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Contractor $50,703 for Drowning Death | 12/31/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Louisiana contractor $50,703 for violations that resulted in the drowning death of a heavy equipment operator at a worksite in North Carolina. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Says Amazon Settlement Will Lead to Corporate Ergonomics Program | 12/30/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that Amazon will pay a $145,000 penalty and implement a company-wide ergonomics program as part of a settlement that resolves citations issued in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA: Electrocution Caused by Contractor's Faulty Tools, Training Failures | 12/27/2024 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Alabama contractor $84,789 for workplace safety violations it says resulted in the death of a worker. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Cites Contractor for Trench Collapse | 12/27/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a contractor in Frisco $107,228 for repeatedly exposing workers to trench hazards. Ba...Read More | |||
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On Reconsideration, Court Finds Worker's Treatment Petition Timely | 12/26/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court granted reconsideration of its prior decision on the timeliness of a worker’s claim for treatment and reversed its stance to find that the ongoing provision of care for the worker’s injuries extended the time for her to file a claim petition. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Tree Trimmer $29,035 for Electrocution | 12/13/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Federal workplace safety inspectors fined a tree trimming service in Georgia $29,035, saying it could have prevented an electrocution in May. ...Read More | |||
