Travelers Offers Artificial Intelligence for Companies to Assess Worker Safety September 25, 2020 The Travelers Companies said it has started using artificial intelligence to offer business customers virtual and onsite ergonomic assessments. Travelers...
NTSB: Loose Joint Caused Train Derailment that Killed Man in Texas September 24, 2020 A loose, improperly fastened rail joint led to a 2017 derailment in a North Texas rail switching yard that killed...
Two Wounded in Connecticut Workplace Shooting, Suspect in Custody September 24, 2020 A shooter opened fire and wounded two people outside a Connecticut business Tuesday and was taken into custody at gunpoint...
Purdue Report: 21 Work-Related Deaths on Indiana Farms in 2019 September 23, 2020 Indiana had 21 work-related deaths on farms deaths last year, the fewest number of documented cases since 2013, Purdue University...
California Farm Worker Arraigned for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud September 22, 2020 Eduardo Medina Ruelas, 46, of Sanger, Calif., was arraigned this week on multiple counts of felony insurance fraud after allegedly...
Coronavirus Safety: U.S. Behind Global Rivals in Protecting Meat Plant Workers September 22, 2020 By Mike Dorning, Brian Parkin and Ainslie Chandler The U.S. government is falling behind global rivals when it comes to protecting meatpacking workers from Covid-19 infections, even though...
Kansas Supreme Court Weighs Guidelines for Compensating Injured Workers September 21, 2020 The Kansas Supreme Court has waded into the fray over obscure medical guidelines that will determine how much money workers...
California Governor Signs Workers’ Comp Law Protecting Workers from Virus September 21, 2020 By Adam Beam California companies must warn their workers of any potential exposure to the coronavirus and must pay their employees workers compensation...
Zurich NA Launches Nonsubscriber Work Injury Insurance Policy in Texas September 17, 2020 Zurich North America, based in Schaumburg, Ill., has launched an Occupational Accident & Employers Work Injury Liability Insurance Policy for...
Washington Labor Department: Keep Workers’ Comp Rates Steady For 2021 September 15, 2020 Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries is proposing no increase in the average price employers pay for workers’ compensation insurance...