Commercial insurance rates continued to rise for all major lines except workers compensation last month, but the pace of increases eased for most coverages, according to a report Thursday from Ivans Insurance Services, a unit of Applied Systems Inc. Umbrella liability was the only line of coverage where average renewal rate hikes accelerated, rising to …
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday announced that it has moved closer to publishing a proposed rule to offer greater workplace heat protections to employees in both outdoor and indoor settings. OSHA said it presented a draft rule during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health in late …
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Lawmakers in New Jersey on Monday read through the latest version of carryover legislation from 2023 that would create a heat standard for workers, calling on businesses to provide water, breaks and shade for those working in high temperatures. S.B. 2422, which was referred to the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, calls on the Department …
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday that it cited a supply-chain transportation company after a worker was hospitalized for serious injuries after being struck by a semi-tractor-trailer at a Nebraska grain yard. OSHA cited Latham, New York-based Rail Modal Group LLC for 21 “serious” and two “other-than-serious” violations and proposed $261,375 in …
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The New York State Insurance Fund on Wednesday released a health care-focused report that found a higher correlation between workplace injury frequency and severity and days of extreme temperatures. The report, based on an analysis of about 95,000 injury claims, states that claims were 45% more likely to occur when the heat index is over …
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New Jersey lawmakers filed legislation Monday that would extend liability to company owners in cases where employers fail to pay for workers compensation insurance. Assembly Bill 4283 “expands the reach of the ‘uninsured employer’s fund’ through subrogation, to pursue payment for benefits of the claims related to an employee’s injury from an uninsured employer …
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The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday announced a settlement with two New Jersey contractors that resolves a citation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over fall hazards. The settlement affirms a citation for four “willful” violations over the companies’ failure to ensure stairways at construction sites had handrails and stair rails, creating a …
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SAN DIEGO — Missed medical appointments due to lack of transportation, late-reported claims over fears of job and income loss, and language barriers are all pegged as factors that can delay workers compensation claims progression, according to experts. By examining so-called social determinants of health and considering such factors as workplace demographics, culture and geography, …
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