At least 29 states have passed or are looking to enact legislation that allows health care facilities to establish independent police forces to address a rising tide of violence against health care workers, according to a research report published Thursday by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Health care workers are disproportionately at risk …
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Lawmakers in Louisiana on Monday introduced legislation that would create a Medicare-based fee schedule for workers compensation payers. H.B. 198, which was sent to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations, aims to create a fee schedule for services that would amount to 150% of what Medicare charges or the actual charge made for the service, …
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Younger workers have become injured on the job at higher rates than their older counterparts in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, according to a study published Friday in the JAMA Health Forum. Researchers from San Diego State University, Bentley University and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside found that recreational marijuana law adoption correlated with …
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A federal appellate court ruled Thursday that a former prison guard wasn’t permitted to collect workers compensation disability benefits from Washington, D.C., while simultaneously collecting federal retirement disability benefits. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals vacated a judge’s order reinstating David Fant’s workers comp benefits, which had been challenged by the District of Columbia’s …
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Thursday it cited a Georgia auto parts manufacturer after a worker suffered severe injuries in an electrical transformer explosion in August 2023. OSHA cited Columbus-based Aludyne Columbus LLC, which operates as Aludyne Columbus Foundry, after investigators discovered a worker was severely injured by an electrical arc flash …
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Lawmakers in Utah on Thursday introduced a bill that would place all injuries incurred during police work under presumption. H.B. 368 states that “(i)f a law enforcement officer is injured while engaging in duties as a law enforcement officer pursuant to the officer’s employment at a law enforcement agency, there is a rebuttable presumption that …
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday proposed a penalty of nearly $2.5 million for an Alabama sawmill after a worker was killed when he fell into a woodchipper. The fatality occurred in August 2023 at a sawmill operated by Phenix Lumber Co. in Phenix City. The 20-year employee had climbed atop an …
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Connecticut lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would expand workers compensation benefits for certain first responders who suffer work-related strokes and blood clots in the line of duty. House Bill 5279 would create a workers comp presumption for municipal firefighters, police officers and state constables who suffer injuries caused by cerebrovascular incidents or pulmonary …
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday announced it cited a Massachusetts roofing contractor with a history of fall-related safety violations. OSHA cited Framingham-based Brothers Construction Services Inc., which also operates as Brothers Construction and Roofing and Brothers Roofing, for eight willful, serious, repeat and other-than-serious violations and proposed $306,229 in penalties. The …
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