Workers Comp

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division said Thursday that it fined a Medford-based roofing contractor $103,438 for repeatedly exposing workers to dangerous fall hazards. The division said it cited JAM Construction Inc. after investigators inspecting a job site in Central Point found employees installing a roof without adequate fall protection. The company violated a …

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Acting New Jersey Gov. Nicholas Scutari, who also maintains an active personal injury and workers compensation law firm, signed a bill Thursday that raises the attorney fee cap in litigated workers comp cases. Acting Gov. Scutari signed S 2822/A 3986 after months of inaction by Gov. Phil Murphy, who had relinquished his gubernatorial duties while …

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The California Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced plans Thursday to hire more investigators to seek “egregious” workplace safety violators and to refer more employers for criminal prosecution. Plans to bolster recruitment for the unit that is responsible for investigations related to the most serious workplace injuries, including death, …

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Exposure to dust and other particles may put construction workers at an increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease, according to a study publicized on Wednesday. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg found that Swedish construction workers studied over five decades had a 15% higher risk of developing chronic kidney disease. The researchers noted that …

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A former parking meter reader in Washington state has pleaded guilty to workers compensation fraud after it was discovered that she lived with six dogs, even though she claimed she would faint at the sight of a canine following a workplace dog attack. The employee, who worked for the Pacific County Public Utility District, claimed …

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The New York City Transit Authority was entitled to a special hearing to determine whether a multi-million-dollar jury award for a paralyzed employee could have been offset by insurance coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In a case of first impression, the New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division ruled Wednesday that a …

Transit authority entitled to collateral source hearing in $110M worker verdict Read More »

ORLANDO, Florida — Robust employee wellness programs can have an impact on workers compensation claim outcomes, according to panelists speaking Wednesday at the Workers Compensation Educational Conference. Increasingly, human resources professionals are being called to assist with comp claims, particularly in the mental health space by enlisting the help of an employee assistance program, said …

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