Two U.S. senators said Friday that they’re adding their names to a letter sent to the Department of Labor over concerns that a proposed rule by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may negatively impact volunteer fire departments. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, announced that they’ve joined a growing call to …
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New York City transit workers faced workplace violence at an exorbitant rate during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of Urban Health. Around 90% of mass transit operators experienced some type of violence or harassment on the job between 2020 and 2023, the study states. Female …
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An Ohio appellate court on Tuesday refused to toss scheduled-loss workers compensation benefits awarded to a worker whose foot was partially amputated in a 2021 industrial accident. The Ohio Court of Appeals denied a bid by Randstad North America Inc. to have the state Industrial Commission vacate its awarding of loss of use benefits to …
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Reducing a company’s so-called “operational friction” at the onset of a workers compensation claim can better manage outcomes and ultimately reduce costs associated with workplace injuries, according to panelists speaking at the Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference Tuesday. To illustrate a problem that exists within many companies, panelist Deborah Weigand, Troy, Michigan-based managing director at Aon …
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Congressional members are urging the U.S. Department of Labor to investigate allegations that some state safety agencies are tipping off employers before workplace safety inspections. Lawmakers on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce wrote to Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su on Tuesday requesting that the department look into reports that Cal/OSHA, California’s state …
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Pinnacol Assurance, a Denver-based workers compensation insurer, released a report Tuesday showing that workers are more at risk for injuries when working in extreme temperatures. The insurer said its claims data shows that workers in both outdoor and indoor settings are 52% more susceptible to injury when temperatures rise above 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Common injuries …
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ORLANDO, Florida — To go from reactive to proactive workers compensation industry is embracing data collection and analysis to gauge where injuries are occurring, how long injured workers are staying off the job and why, and how to better manage the trajectory of claims, according to panelists speaking at the Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference Monday. …
Survivor benefits awarded to the widow of a coal miner who developed lung disease after 34 years on the job should have come from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and not the parent company of the deceased man’s former employer, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday. In Apogee Coal Co. et …
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ORLANDO, Florida — The stability of the workers compensation line has opened the doors for risk managers and the insurance industry to improve partnerships to maintain the line’s successes, according to panelists speaking at the Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference Monday. Zeroing in on risk managers, who may be taxed with managing the constraints in harder …
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A study by the American College of Cardiology has found that chronic occupational noise exposure in power loom weavers was associated with increased blood pressure levels. The study, which the college said was presented this week at the ACC Asia 2024 conference in Delhi, India, also said a worker’s chance of suffering from high blood …
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