A medical marijuana dispensary in New Mexico has been fined for safety violations after an explosion badly burned two workers. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration spent about eight months investigating the July 23 …
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a man who was killed when the excavator he was driving tumbled down a cliff about 25 miles southeast of Tacoma, Wash. The News Tribune reports that 22-year-old Jared Lanphear, …
State officials say Minnesota’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent in January even though employers cut 5,000 jobs. The Department of Employment and Economic Development says 3,800 of those jobs were eliminated in the government sector. Despite those losses, …
A Spokane, Wash. card dealer caught working at casinos while receiving disability benefits must repay more than $27,000. Victor Arredondo, 58, pleaded guilty this week in Spokane County Superior Court to felony second-degree theft and misdemeanor third-degree theft. Judge Gregory …
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Geismar, La., biodiesel plant $70,000 and has cited a biofuels company over a September hydrogen gas explosion. The Advocate reports that OSHA also cited Renewable Energy Group, an Iowa-based biofuels …
One person was injured when a generator inside a refinery near Houston exploded, authorities said on March 5. The incident occurred at the Pasadena Refining System Inc. The injured person was taken to a nearby hospital but Pasadena police spokesman …
The owner of a Sacramento, Calif. construction company has pleaded guilty to tax evasion and workers’ comp insurance fraud. The Sacramento Bee reported that 47-year-old William Alan Huffman entered his plea last week after being arrested in January. The Sacramento …
Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., a policyholder-owned company, and VFIS of Texas awarded more than $150,000 to 71 non-profit emergency service organizations across Texas through the Emergency Responder Safety, Training & Wellness Grant Program. Texas Mutual, the state’s …
Accident Fund Holdings Inc., based in Lansing, Mich., announced it is rebranding as AF Group. The company said the transition reflects the organization’s unified, collective strength while positioning it for future growth and diversification. Founded in 1912 as a Michigan …
Acting Nevada Insurance Commissioner Amy L. Parks approved a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for an average decrease of 5.5 percent for Nevada workers’ compensation voluntary insurance loss costs. An average decrease of 4.2 percent for workers’ …
