Tennessee Sheriff Pleads Not Guilty to Using Prison Labor for Personal Profit July 12, 2024 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sitting Tennessee sheriff pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he illegally profited from the...
OSHA Fines Georgia Sawmill $267,300 After Death of Worker July 5, 2024 A Georgia sawmill could have prevented the death of a 24-year-old worker last year if it had followed safety procedures...
Cooper Signs Retention Groups, Vaping, Work Zone Safety Bills in North Carolina July 5, 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed four bills Wednesday that include the creation of a new...
Report: Medical Costs for Workers’ Comp Rose 11% Nationally July 3, 2024 Medical costs for workers’ compensation increased nationally 11% and first-party claims grew 5% over the last four years, a new...
Rhode Island Guarantees Domestic Workers Minimum Wage, Not Workers’ Compensation July 2, 2024 By Steve LeBlanc Domestic workers in Rhode Island will now be paid the state’s minimum wage under a bill signed into law by...
Miners’ Union Head Calls House Effort to Block Silica Dust Rule an Attack on Workers July 2, 2024 By Leah Willingham CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The head of the national mine workers’ union on Friday condemned what he characterized as an...
Uber and Lyft Agree to Higher Wages, Work-Accident Insurance in Mass. Settlement July 1, 2024 By Steve LeBlanc BOSTON (AP) — Drivers for Uber and Lyft will earn a minimum pay standard of $32.50 per hour and will...
Minivan Slams into Long Island Nail Salon, Killing 4, Injuring 9 July 1, 2024 A minivan slammed into a Long Island nail salon Friday, killing four and injuring nine people inside the business at...
Insurer Can’t Rescind Workers’ Comp Policy, Even With Misrep, MS High Court Says July 1, 2024 By William Rabb An insurer cannot rescind a workers’ compensation policy, even in the case of a material misrepresentation that could led to...
Alabama Company Pays $81,000 OSHA Fine After Worker’s Fatal Fall June 25, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor has fined an Alabama mobile home manufacturer more than $81,000 after a worker without fall...