Workers' Compensation News
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OSHA Finds 14 Serious Violations at Sawmill Where Worker Was Killed | 09/17/2018 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 84 | 0 | Popular with Other | 1 min read | |||
| A sawmill in St. Joseph where a worker was fatally injured after falling into a machine is facing proposed federal penalties of $199,183. Ameri...Read More | |||
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One Call, Broadspire Partner on Chronic Wound Program | 09/12/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 215 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| One Call, a provider of workers' compensation care management services, is partnering with third-party administrator Broadspire to develop a program to improve the healing of wounds in injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Operators of Care Company Charged With Trafficking, Not Carrying Comp Insurance, Fraud | 09/11/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 708 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| Four family members failed to carry workers’ compensation insurance for the immigrant laborers they forced to work for their adult residential and child care company, according to California’s attorney general. ...Read More | |||
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Occupational Illnesses and Exposures Up Slightly, Report Shows | 09/06/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: CT | Segment: Top | 202 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 47 min read | |||
| By one measure, work-related illnesses and exposures increased slightly in Connecticut in 2016, thanks in part to a rise in infectious disease and human-bite incidents. By another measure, the number of reported diseases was lower than in 2015, but the rate was still higher than in most other sta...Read More | |||
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Overhaul of Workers' Compensation Board Rules Effective Sept. 1 | 09/04/2018 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 236 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 55 min read | |||
| Workers’ compensation practitioners in Maine return from the holiday weekend with an entirely new rule book. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Proposing Maximum Fines Against Plant Where Employee Fell | 08/30/2018 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 407 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 3 min read | |||
| An accident that seriously injured an employee who fell 30 feet at plant in Millport prompted more than $200,000 in proposed penalties against two companies, the U.S. Occupational Safety Administration said. ...Read More | |||
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Oil Well Owner Had No Liability to Contractor's Employee for Injuries | 08/22/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 475 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 44 min read | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an oil well owner was entitled to the dismissal of a tort claim by a contractor’s injured employee for injuries from an explosion. ...Read More | |||
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Opioids Found Frequently in Claims With Multiple Prescriptions, CWCI Reports | 08/17/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 537 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 69 min read | |||
| Injured workers who are taking five or more prescription drugs at a time are more likely to be older than 50, have a back injury or have a long-running claim compared to claimants who are taking fewer drugs, according to a new report from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Outdoor Ad Company Cited After Worker Burned by High-Voltage Line | 08/17/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 329 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 123 min read | |||
| An outdoor advertising company is facing $32,435 in proposed penalties for alleged safety violations after a worker suffered third-degree burns when a metal pole being used to install a billboard sign touched an overhead power line. ...Read More | |||
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Offset Must Be Based on Maximum Monthly Pension Benefit Available | 08/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 114 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court ruled that an employer was entitled to an offset against an injured worker’s pension benefits based on the maximum monthly amount he could receive, as opposed to the net amount he actually was paid. ...Read More | |||
