The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday said it reached a settlement agreement with a New Jersey contractor after a worker suffered a fatal fall at the construction site of a multiunit residential building in Bayonne in October 2023. The settlement agreement resolves a citation and penalties issued against Linden, New Jersey-based Granite & Marble …
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The annual ranking of the highest-paid insurance executives is the clear leader in this week’s BI Top 10. Also of note: The naming of the 2024 U.S. Insurance Awards finalists. Source link
(Reuters) — Many U.S. dairy farms have not yet increased health protections against bird flu for employees during an outbreak in cows, according to workers, activists and farmers, worrying health experts about the risk for more human infections of a virus with pandemic potential. Epidemiologists are concerned the virus could potentially spread and cause serious illnesses as …
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Working-age Massachusetts residents who died between 2011 and 2020 were 35% more likely to have died of an opioid-related overdose if they had previously been injured at work, according to data released Thursday by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. In linking the aftermath of work-related injuries to opioid-related overdose deaths, DPH compiled public health …
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Hospital outpatient payments in workers compensation claims are lower and growing at a slower rate in states with fixed reimbursement fee schedules compared with states that have no fee schedules, according to a study released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The study, “Hospital Outpatient Payment Index: Interstate Variations and Policy Analysis, 13th Edition,” …
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The U.S. Postal Service must pay $141,307 in lost wages and damages to a probationary letter carrier who alleged an illegal firing for reporting a work-related injury, the U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday. The judgment followed a two-day bench trial at the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Judge Adrienne Nelson found …
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AppliedVR, a Van Nuys, California-based immersive therapeutics company, announced Wednesday the release of its RelieVRx virtual reality device designed to treat workers compensation claimants suffering from lower back pain. The device, marketed as an alternative to pharmaceuticals in the treatment of work injuries, incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy, biofeedback and emotional regulation to teach claimants how …
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First responders in New Jersey would gain counseling and job protections following harrowing on-duty incidents that cause mental anguish under a bill introduced by the state Senate on Monday. S.B. 3296, which would provide regular pay and benefits for up to 30 days following an incident and the need for post-incident counseling, is the third …
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A North Carolina furniture transportation company must defend against a lawsuit by a worker who says he was sexually assaulted by a work-release prison inmate because the incident is not subject to workers compensation exclusivity, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The claimant, a warehouse worker, sued Hickory-based Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc. over …
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A new CEO saw a big pay rise but was still paid less than four established top insurer executives, who all made more than $20 million last year. Source link