New Yorkers who suffer a permanent partial disability can be paid workers’ compensation benefits in a single, lump sum if they so choose, under a new law signed by Gov. David Paterson. The law changes the payment structure from incremental …
A fire official says a man has died after getting trapped in a machine at a suburban Philadelphia packaging plant. Investigators say it appears to have been an accident. Firefighters responded to Mid-Atlantic Packaging in Montgomery Township around 4:50 p.m. …
The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office say a fire in the EVRAZ Claymont Steel plant in Claymont was accidental. Firefighters were called to the plant Monday evening for a report of a fire and a trapped worker in a crane. …
The state Department of Environmental Protection is suing the owners of a former landfill in western Pennsylvania to recover more than $3 million in hazardous waste cleanup costs. The Boldan Landfill operated in an abandoned strip mine in Westmoreland County …
A Strafford, New Hampshire, man has been convicted of staging a burglary at his home in order to collect insurance money. The attorney general’s office says 28-year-old Bradford Sargent reported the burglary to police and filed a claim with his …
The NIF Group has launched a new policy line for artisans and general contractors in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The Manhasset, New York-based program administrator said the coverage, offered on an admitted basis through Valiant Insurance, includes …
The state of Vermont has issued one of its largest ever workplace safety fines against a Massachusetts firm that formerly installed cable for Comcast. The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration found six alleged willful violations by Advanced Digital Communications …
A worker is dead after a construction accident on New York City’s Throgs Neck Bridge. Police say 48-year-old William Barnes was struck by the boom of a small crane mounted on the back of a truck. The cable snapped, pinning …
Pearl River, New York-based The Mechanic Group has launched a new Security Guard, PI and Alarm/Electronic Security umbrella program. The program is offered through insurer Crum & Forster, and replaces a program previously offered with Navigators. The new program includes …
The family of Vermont State Police Sgt. Michael Johnson can sue the state’s insurance company for as much as $11 million in connection with Johnson’s death during a 2003 car chase. That’s the upshot of a ruling from the Vermont …
