Workers Comp

Understanding the nature and causes of agricultural injuries can be difficult because, unlike other employment sectors, the farming industry is often exempt from certain reporting requirements to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, according to a pair of studies by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Researchers conducted a systemic review of academic literature addressing …

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Lawmakers on Friday read through a proposed bill that would require employers to protect workers exposed to extreme hot and cold temperatures. S.B. 2900, sent to the Senate Labor Committee, would apply to employers in industries where employees are regularly exposed to extreme hot or cold working environments in indoor and outdoor settings, “including, but …

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The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Friday that a lower appellate court erred in determining that a preschool and its insurer were responsible for paying for weight-loss surgery for an injured employee. The state high court reversed a North Carolina Court of Appeals decision that had affirmed an Industrial Commission finding that bariatric surgery was …

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The Delaware Supreme Court Thursday found that the state properly paid for an injured employee’s ketamine infusion treatments despite the worker’s claim that the payments were insufficient under the state’s workers compensation medical fee schedule. Melissa Taylor was injured while working for the state in 2016 and subsequently received 23 state-compensated ketamine infusions for pain …

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A New York roofing company that was cited for egregious willful and other violations and issued a $687,536 penalty over a workplace death has dropped its contest of the citation, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Thursday. Nanuet-based ALJ Home Improvement filed a notice of withdraw with the Occupational Safety and Health Review …

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The recently fired human resources manager for the City of San Francisco just added another arrest to his scorecard: in addition to stealing city funds to buy virtual reality headsets to sell on eBay for profit, a scheme that got him arrested and fired, Stanley John Ellicott was handcuffed Thursday for his involvement in workers …

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Thursday it cited an Alabama forklift parts manufacturer over the death of a worker who was caught inside a molding machine in August 2023. OSHA cited Cullman-based Cullman Casting Corp. for six serious violations and proposed $95,981 in penalties, an amount the agency said is set by …

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USI’s poaching lawsuit against a former broker is attracting plenty of interest. Also of note: The announcement of the winners of the Business Insurance 2024 Break Out Awards. Source link

A Texas Roadhouse worker in Tennessee was permanently disabled by a work-related fall he suffered when he was startled by an opossum after his shift, the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board ruled Thursday. Raymond Pridgen was in a designated break area outside the restaurant waiting for his ride home after 11 p.m. on July 22, …

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The U.S. Department of Labor is suing a Georgia pesticide and agricultural chemical manufacturer over allegations that the company illegally fired a worker who filed a workplace safety complaint with federal regulators. The DOL said Monday that it filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against Gainesville-based Avenger Products …

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