Workers Comp

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Guard injured in inmate attack not entitled to additional comp benefits

A corrections officer isn’t entitled to an increase in workers compensation benefits received for injuries suffered in a 2002 preplanned prison attack, the California Court of Appeals ruled Monday. The court determined a comp judge correctly found the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation didn’t engage in “serious and willful misconduct” at the time of …

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Feds call on banks to help track comp fraud in construction

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network on Tuesday issued a notice to financial institutions to help federal law enforcement identify construction firms engaged in payroll tax evasion and workers compensation insurance fraud, crimes the U.S. Department of Treasury says are on the rise in residential and commercial real estate construction industries. Federal law enforcement said in …

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Automatic gratuities to affect workers comp premiums

The controversial trend of tacking on automatic tips, or “service charges,” to customer bills will likely have a trickle-down effect on workers compensation premiums, which are likely to increase for some employers, according to experts. Automatic gratuities have grown in recent years. For example, a new spreadsheet on the Reddit social media platform tracks restaurants …

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New York fund returns $585M in comp premiums to policyholders

The New York State Insurance Fund has returned $585 million in workers compensation premiums to businesses across the state, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. The allocation goes to many small and mid-sized businesses, which constitute a majority of the insurance fund’s policyholders. The businesses with comp insurance policies through the fund can either …

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Heat stress a growing workplace safety concern for miners: NIOSH

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is offering new training to help miners better handle incidents of heat stress, a growing workplace safety concern in mining and across other industries. The program, Keeping Cool: Training to Reduce Heat Stress Incidents, is being made available for free online and includes activities designed to promote …

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Musculoskeletal ‘overexertion’ costliest comp injury: report

Overexertion topped the list of the costliest workplace injuries, according to a report released Thursday by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. The insurer’s Workplace Safety Index ranks the top injuries by cost, with overexertion accounting for 12.8 billion annually —the largest chunk of the overall $48.2 spent on the top 10 injuries in workers compensation. Other …

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