Workers Comp

845cdad5 f70e 4a87 8b9b 6bae8bdd51b6

Injuries from hospital shooting should have been compensable: Appeals court

The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that a lower appeals court wrongly determined that a first-year resident at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital who was shot and injured by a disgruntled former hospital employee was not covered by workers compensation. Justin Timperio was working on a nonpublic floor of the hospital in June 2017 when …

Injuries from hospital shooting should have been compensable: Appeals court Read More »

ea831db9 ccfa 4b11 bea9 a6b97366c35f

Companies cited for hospital demolition asbestos hazards

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it cited a Chicago demolition subcontractor for 36 safety and health violations after federal investigators determined it exposed workers to asbestos hazards in November 2023. OSHA cited K.L.F. Enterprises for “willful” and other violations after inspectors discovered that the company had a building survey showing …

Companies cited for hospital demolition asbestos hazards Read More »

e81403ab e1e9 4be0 8c1e 6bb89de0d8ec

Food supplier to pay $1.7 million for workplace safety hazards

A Cincinnati-based food supplier has agreed to pay $1.7 million in federal penalties related to several workplace hazards discovered during investigations by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the agency said Thursday. Zwanenberg Food Group USA Inc. also agreed to invest $1.9 million in safety improvements at its Cincinnati facility. The settlement resolves citations …

Food supplier to pay $1.7 million for workplace safety hazards Read More »

eb40b77e 0009 4e43 af5e bd0cef8b8793

New York bill would change way medical treatments can be denied

A bill that would give injured workers and their physicians more control over medical treatment was introduced Wednesday in the New York State Assembly. A.B. 10250, referred to the Labor Committee, would amend state law on medical procedures, crossing out language that requires providers to demonstrate “appropriateness and medical necessity” of such treatment for pre-authorized …

New York bill would change way medical treatments can be denied Read More »

99dd8944 556d 4127 a742 6130a07a521d

Court overturns denial of survivor benefits over fatal heart attack

The Illinois Appellate Court on Friday overturned a denial of benefits for the son of a construction manager who died of a heart attack while shoveling snow in 2006. The coroner concluded that Richard Cronk, who worked for Kimball Hill Homes, died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease with coronary atherosclerosis as a significant contributing factor, according to …

Court overturns denial of survivor benefits over fatal heart attack Read More »

a85a23f2 afdb 404d a39b f3b550d1846b

Comp inpatient stays, pharmaceutical prescriptions drop: NCCI

ORLANDO – The workers compensation system has seen a 34% drop in inpatient hospital stays for injured workers since 2012, researchers with the National Council on Compensation Insurance said Tuesday. “This is a national phenomenon,” said Raji Chadarevian, the NCCI’s executive director of actuarial research, at the organization’s Annual Insights Symposium,. Inpatient stays are becoming …

Comp inpatient stays, pharmaceutical prescriptions drop: NCCI Read More »