Workers' Compensation News
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Opinions of Doctors Who Provided Initial Treatment to Injured Worker Weren't Admissible | 10/10/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court on Friday ruled that medical reports from doctors with whom a claimant had consulted without authorization from his employer were not admissible to support the claim. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Fine Sends Loud Message About Hearing Protection | 10/10/2016 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New Jersey aluminum can manufacturer accused of not meeting requirements to protect employees’ hearing is facing $104,220 in proposed federal penalties. ...Read More | |||
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Out-of-State Employer Can't Assert Subrogation Lien on Worker's 3rd-Party Recovery | 10/06/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: MT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that an Oklahoma employer could not assert a subrogation lien against a worker's potential recovery from a third-party tortfeasor in Montana because he had not been "made whole" for his injuries. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Update Removes Feral Cats From Vermin Definition, Clarifies That Protective Gear Must Fit | 10/06/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal workplace safety rules currently require workers to include their Social Security numbers on impersonal, routine forms, and the rules include feral cats in the definition of vermin. ...Read More | |||
| OSHA Inspection After Tire Explosion Yields $62,000 Fine for Truck Repair Shop | 10/03/2016 | ||
| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A man sustained serious head injuries in July after a tire exploded at the Massachusetts truck repair facility where he worked. Federal safety inspectors say the accident could have been avoided. They fined Crown Equipment Corp. on Woburn about $62,000 this month after a July 13 inspectio...Read More | |||
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OSHA: Roofing Contractor Failed to Protect Workers From Falls | 10/03/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed nearly $213,000 in penalties for a Florida roofing contractor that exposed workers to dangerous falls and other hazards. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Cites Meat-Casing Plant for Fall Hazards, Lack of Fire Extinguishers | 09/28/2016 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Trip-and-fall hazards and missing fire extinguishers led to $86,255 in proposed penalties against an Illinois meat-casing plant. The U.S. Oc...Read More | |||
| OSHA: Workers Fighting USPS Vehicle Tire Fire Found Uncharged Extinguishers | 09/22/2016 | ||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal safety inspection of a U.S. Postal Service vehicle maintenance facility after a grease fire revealed that the St. Louis workplace did not charge or inspect fire extinguishers, or maintain a fire alarm system. A mail truck's wheel hub caught fire on July 3, triggering an insp...Read More | |||
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OSHA: Dollar General Adds to Rap Sheet With More Blocked-Exit Violations | 09/22/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a situation that has become routine for federal workplace safety inspectors, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Dollar General store for stacking items in front of its emergency exits. ...Read More | |||
| OSHA to Reject Whistleblowing Settlements That Discourage Future Reporting | 09/19/2016 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Employers who reach settlements with whistleblowers can no longer include wording that could be interpreted to restrict future reporting, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Friday. OSHA issued guidelines on Sept. 9 that make it clear the agency will not approve se...Read More | |||
