Workers Comp

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration ordered a global marine cargo services company to rehire a seaman who claimed his firing was in retaliation for reporting workplace safety concerns. OSHA said Thursday it determined the seaman’s March 2021 firing by Maersk Line Ltd. violated the federal Seaman’s Protection Act, which allows workers to report …

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Liberty Mutual’s plan to reorganize its personal lines and small commercial insurance business is garnering plenty of reader interest. Also of note: The winners of the 2023 U.S. Insurance Awards were announced this week. Source link

The third of three Business Insurance Break Out Awards events took place in New York on Monday, June 26, 2023. Honorees attended the event with colleagues and family. Source link

A Texas appellate court has overturned workers compensation benefits awarded to a former professional football player, the decision coming after the court earlier ruled on a venue dispute issue in the case. The Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District in Dallas on Tuesday determined that a trial court was wrong to award Alcus Reshod …

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday announced a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning nationwide standards for personal protective equipment in the construction industry. OSHA said its current standard does not clearly state that PPE must fit each construction worker properly, as is the case for the administration’s current general industry and maritime …

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A Pennsylvania contractor was cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a lineman’s electrocution earlier this year. OSHA announced Wednesday that it cited Blue Bell-based Concurrent Group LLC for five serious violations and proposed $40,937 in penalties after the utility worker died during a workplace incident in Miami, Florida in January. During …

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Business Insurance on Wednesday announced the winners of the 2023 U.S. Insurance Awards during a live awards presentation in New York. Highlighting the event was the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Alan Jay Kaufman, chairman, president and CEO of H.W. Kaufman Group. In addition, teams of professionals from across the industry were honored …

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A federal appeals court has ruled that an attorney was properly suspended by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from the practice of law due to accusations against two judges overseeing a 2010 workers compensation matter. In a Tuesday decision, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals found that attorney Robert Murphy’s law license was properly suspended …

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Failing to have a written hazard communication program topped the list of workplace safety violations for employers in 2022 in Oregon, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division revealed in a data report issued Tuesday. While the total initial penalties – $44,025 for 363 offenses – paled in comparison with the fines issued for the …

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