A New Jersey roofing contractor is facing fines of $584,333 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for allegedly failing to provide workers with adequate fall protections. OSHA issued nine willful and three serious violation citations to Guelsin Lima, operating as Extreme Roofing and Siding LLC, after an agency inspection of an Upper Saddle River, …
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The new year brought a new company and a new position for Dan Glaser, longtime president and CEO of Marsh & McLellan. Source link
New York lawmakers have filed proposed legislation that would bar employers from retaliating against workers who file for workers compensation. Senate Bill 1488, introduced Thursday, prohibits businesses from engaging in retaliation if workers file comp claims following work-related injuries. Retaliation is specifically defined in the measure as threatening to contact or contacting U.S. immigration authorities …
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(Reuters) — California is suing the United States’ leading insulin makers and pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of using their market power to overcharge patients for the life-saving drug, the state’s attorney general announced on Thursday. The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court in Los Angeles, targets Eli Lilly and Co., Novo Nordisk A/S and …
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The West Virginia legislature on Wednesday introduced three bills that would amend several presumptions for first responders. H.B. 2025 would eliminate language in the law that permits compensable diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder to allow for all “licensed mental health providers” to diagnose PTSD, and not just “psychiatrists,” as is stated in current law. Both …
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Lawmakers in New York are considering legislation that would permit licensed social workers to aid in treating injured workers. A.B. 852, introduced Wednesday, states that the treatment by a licensed clinical social worker for a compensable injury would be available upon the referral of an authorized physician. The bill contains a number of provisions, including …
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A West Virginia bill introduced Wednesday would prevent workers determined to have been intoxicated during a workplace injury from collecting workers compensation. House Bill 2190 would require blood tests be given to workers to determine whether the individual was intoxicated at the time of the workplace injury. The bill states that workers who refuse to …
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Lawmakers in Connecticut will consider amending its workers compensation law permitting post-traumatic stress disorder as a compensable injury to all workers. S.B. 91, filed Thursday, would amend the state’s law on benefits for police officers, parole officers or firefighters suffering post-traumatic stress disorder after a “qualifying event,” which includes witnessing death and grave injuries, to …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $174,351 in penalties against a Wisconsin malthouse after inspectors reportedly discovered unsafe working conditions. Briess Industries of Chilton, which operates as Briess Malt & Ingredients Co., exposed workers to machine, respiratory protection, confined space and other hazards, OSHA stated. Inspectors identified two repeated and 14 serious safety …
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A bill filed in Montana would amend the state’s workers compensation laws relating to situations in which employees are injured during off-the-clock employer social events. House Bill 178, introduced last week, would update current law to state that an injury does not arise out of the course of employment when the employee is hurt while …
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