The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited S.J. Louis Construction of Texas Ltd. with one serious and one repeat safety violation for exposing workers to trenching and excavation hazards at a job site in Hurst …
In a hush-hush environment over the last several months it appears that those who seek workers’ compensation reform have been given hope, despite the looming close to California’s legislative session. And that hope may come in the form of a …
QBE is now offering business owners protection all in one package. Owners of small- to medium-sized companies may now insure their businesses and business vehicles, and provide workers’ compensation to their employees, through QBE’s FlexBiz product. FlexBiz offers tailored rating …
A Milwaukee, Wis., plant supervisor was gunned down while meeting with a disgruntled employee who then killed himself, but police said they don’t yet know what specifically sparked the shooting. George Hites, 58, of Milwaukee, was shot multiple times about …
Retired National Football League offensive lineman Bruce Matthews’ attempt to collect workers’ compensation benefits in California was slapped down by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal, which ruled he failed to show sufficient contacts with California. A current offensive line …
Workers with disabilities are significantly more likely to experience both nonoccupational and occupational injuries than those without disabilities, a new study revealed. Researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and …
West Virginia employers can look forward to another reduction in their workers’ compensation rates after state officials welcomed a National Council on Compensation proposed statewide average 9.1 percent decrease in loss cost rates. Ever since West Virginia moved from operating …
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has extended discounted workers’ compensation coverage benefits to its members in New Jersey through EMPLOYERS. Based on the latest expansion, EMPLOYERS offers NFIB members discounted workers’ compensation coverage in 28 states nationwide. NFIB …
A Virginia court recently ruled that a waiter who was injured while attempting to swallow “a piece of quesadilla that was too big for his esophagus” can not collect worker’s comp benefits. Court of Appeals of Virginia in Richmond ruled …
Just months after Florida lawmakers enacted a new law designed to target the role of check cashing companies in the construction industry, state officials announced a string of arrests netting more than $140 million in fraudulent transactions. One investigation revealed …
