A December fire at a fireworks company warehouse, which killed four workers and gravely injured a fifth, was preventable, but the company will face just $109,375 in fines, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced. Magic in the Sky, …
The owner of several Key West staffing companies is on his way to prison after a federal judge sentenced him to more than two years for hiring unauthorized alien workers and failing to pay taxes on their wages. Batyr Myatiev, …
The New Jersey Supreme Court has affirmed that whether an employer is vicariously liable under the borrowed-employee doctrine is a question of fact that should be decided by the jury, not the judge, unless the evidence is obviously one-sided. The …
A worker who fell and injured herself while walking to the restroom after completing her shift as a convenience store clerk was still in the course of her employment when she fell and thus she is entitled to workers’ compensation …
The man who once led HealthSouth, a huge provider of outpatient rehab services, including therapy for injured workers, has been ordered to turn over records related to a bank account that lawyers say he’s using to hide millions. In a …
A 25-year-old firefighter from South Carolina has died after part of a burning apartment building collapsed while firefighters were inside. Authorities said James Muller of the Irmo Fire District died Friday while he was providing aid during the response to …
A flight instructor and a student pilot died Friday when a small plane crashed at a south Florida airport, Palm Beach County authorities said. The crash at the Palm Beach County Park Airport in Lantana happened shortly after 11 a.m. …
A report by the New York State Inspector General alleges “egregious” abuse of a workers’ compensation loss wage benefit provision by state corrections and institution safety officers. The report blames a 2016 labor agreement with the state’s correction agency’s Security …
Attorneys for a group of workers who believe their jobs cleaning up a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee led to a slew of illnesses, including fatal cancers, have reached a settlement with the contractor who organized the cleanup for …
Compre Group Holdings, a Bermuda-based firm that specializes in acquiring and managing discontinued insurance and reinsurance businesses, has purchased the workers’ compensation portfolio from SUNZ Insurance Co. for an undisclosed sum. The transaction, approved by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, was …
