Workplace fatalities jumped 8.9% in 2021 from the prior year, while the fatal work injury rate increased only minimally during that same period, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The country saw a total of 5,190 fatal work injuries last year, up from 4,764 in 2020. The fatal work …
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Texas lawmakers in both chambers are set to consider legislation that would require contractors in construction to carry workers compensation coverage when in contract with a government entity. S.B. 283, pre-filed Wednesday, is identical to H.B. 778, which was pre-filed on Nov. 21. Both bills said all contractors and subcontractors on public projects may provide …
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While the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs had anticipated no additional risks associated with telehealth services during the pandemic compared with in-person visits, its Office of Inspector General found some potential program integrity risks, according to a report released Wednesday. The risks included providers potentially billing for supplies not rendered …
The number of Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors has fallen “steadily” from a high of 860 in 2014 to 750 in 2021, an issue that has made it difficult for the agency to protect workers at an estimated 8 million work sites, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Wisconsin-based heavy fabrication manufacturing company after a worker’s leg was crushed by a falling load. OSHA said Monday it cited Kewaunee Fabrications LLC, which manufactures aerial ladders and mounting plates primarily used for fire trucks, for one willful and 11 serious violations and proposed a penalty …
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Washington legislators will consider a bill that would reinstate state workers fired for not getting a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, per a directive issued by Gov. Jay Inslee, because of the “unnecessary hardship” it caused employees who were fired. H.B. 2029, pre-filed Monday, also states that “not allowing qualified, experienced employees to work in their professions …
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Bennabis Health Inc. has launched a program in New Mexico with Alta Vida, an Albuquerque-based cannabis dispensary, to help reimburse injured workers for their medical marijuana in workers compensation cases. Cranford, New Jersey-based Bennabis said New Mexico is among the states that require reimbursement by insurers when medical marijuana is deemed a necessary alternative to …
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A subsidiary of Dillard’s Inc. has not proven it is immune to a lawsuit by a worker who tripped on her way out of the store, an appeals court in Kentucky ruled Friday in reversing a grant of summary judgment based on the state’s exclusive remedy provisions. When she fell in 2019, Betty Oard was …
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The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld a decision that an injured worker’s post-traumatic stress disorder was not a compensable injury despite its stemming from a workplace incident. The court, in its Thursday decision, agreed with the findings of North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance, an administrative law judge and a district court judge, all of …
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