Workers Comp

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday it cited an Ohio chicken processing plant with a long history of violations after inspectors found continued workplace hazards during a follow-up investigation. OSHA cited Winesburg-based Case Farms Processing Inc. for three repeat, seven serious and four other-than-serious violations related to machine guarding and other failures. …

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An Alabama roofing contractor has paid a $117,175 penalty that was issued after a 15-year-old worker died during a 50-foot fall at a Cullman work site in July 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday. The DOL said Apex Roofing & Restoration LLC agreed to pay the civil penalty in connection with an investigation …

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Most major commercial lines saw monthly decreases in average renewal rates save for workers compensation, according to a report Wednesday from Ivans Insurance Services, a unit of Applied Systems Inc. The January 2024 Ivans Index showed that commercial property, general liability, commercial auto, business owners policy and umbrella lines all saw monthly decreases. The premium …

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Most major commercial lines saw monthly increases in average renewal rates in January, save for workers compensation, but the pace of the rates hikes slowed, according to a report Wednesday from Ivans Insurance Services, a unit of Applied Systems Inc. The January 2024 Ivans Index showed that commercial property, general liability, commercial auto, business owners …

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Maryland lawmakers will consider carryover bills from 2023 to create a post-traumatic stress disorder presumption for first responders and a hypertension presumption for firefighters. H.B. 1069, introduced Feb. 2, would permit a first responder who is diagnosed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with PTSD to be presumed, under certain circumstances, to have a compensable …

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Injured workers who are expected to return to work after temporary disability would be able to refuse a job that is not at the same employer or job site where they were when injured under a bill being considered in Oregon. S.B. 1584, which is now with the Senate Committee on Labor and Business, would …

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A workers compensation insurer that paid $1.1 million in benefits to a bartender accidentally shot by an off-duty police officer may continue to pursue a subrogation claim against the city of Honolulu even after the worker’s third-party suit against the city was dismissed, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled Monday. The high court sided with Dongbu …

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New Jersey last month mandated that heart attacks and strokes suffered by emergency medical services workers should be considered work-related if they happen shortly after they were on an emergency call, adding to a widening net of presumption laws. The measure, signed into law on Jan. 16, makes compensable heart attacks and strokes suffered by …

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An appeals court in Nebraska ruled Tuesday that the depression and anxiety experienced by an alarm technician who injured his foot while at work must be connected to his 2019 injury for his family to be eligible for survivor benefits following his 2023 suicide. The worker for Continental Fire Sprinkler Co. was on his way …

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Monday that it cited an Alabama concrete contractor following the July 2023 death of a worker who collapsed from heat illness at a Huntsville construction site. OSHA cited SJ&L General Contractor LLC for heat-related violations and proposed $16,131 in penalties after investigators found employees working 10-hour shifts …

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