Workers' Compensation News
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OSHA Finalizes Rule on PPE Fit Requirements | 12/12/2024 | |
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| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration finalized a revision of the personal protective equipment standard for construction, which requires that safety equipment fits workers. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Cites Tire Distribution Facility for Fatal Accident | 12/09/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a tire distribution facility in Texas $288,299, saying proper workplace safety training and correct storage of pallets could have prevented a fatal forklift accident. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Extends Comment Period for Heat Rules | 12/03/2024 | |
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| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration extended the public comment period to Jan. 14 for its proposed rule to protect workers from extreme heat exposure in indoor and outdoor workplaces. ...Read More | |||
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Operators of Roofing Business Plead Guilty to Comp Fraud, Other Charges | 12/02/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that the operators of a Jacksonville roofing business pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including workers' compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Contractor for Exposing Workers to Deadly Falls | 11/08/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a contractor in Crystal Lake, Illinois, for allegedly exposing workers to fall hazards. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Cites Contractors for Fatal Fall | 11/01/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited two contractors that it said could have prevented a fatal accident if they followed workplace safety rules. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Furniture Maker Following Serious Injury | 10/23/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Federal workplace safety regulators fined a Texas manufacturer and designer of school furniture, saying the company could have prevented an injury by installing machine guards. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Company $29,035 After Worker Struck by Stone Slab | 10/21/2024 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Federal workplace safety officials fined an Alabama countertop installation company $29,035, saying it could have prevented a worker's death by following federal safety standards. ...Read More | |||
| OWCP Sets New Provider Orientation | 08/14/2024 | ||
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| The federal Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs is holding a basic orientation course Aug. 21 for providers recently authorized to render medical treatment and evaluations for injured federal workers. The program will feature an overview of OWCP’s medical bill proces...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fines Waste Management Company $367,410 | 07/23/2024 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Wisconsin waste management company $367,410 for violations identified during the investigation of a workplace injury. ...Read More | |||
