Kentucky House Passes Bill to Reduce Medically Trained Workers in Smaller Mines March 13, 2024 By Bruce Schreiner and Dylan Lovan FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House voted Monday to allow the state’s smallest coal mining operations to reduce the...
New York Inspector General Reports on 2 Workers’ Compensation Fraud Cases March 11, 2024 New York State Inspector General Lucy announced a sentencing and a guilty plea in two separate workers’ compensation fraud cases....
OSHA Seeks $551K Penalty for Frozen Food Manufacturer After Worker’s Amputation March 8, 2024 A Robbinsville, New Jersey frozen food manufacturer with a history of violating federal safety and health standards was cited again...
6 Firefighters Injured in Collision of 2 Firetrucks Heading to Burning House March 5, 2024 Authorities say a collision between two firetrucks responding to a blaze in northeastern Pennsylvania injured six firefighters. Officials in Luzerne...
Woman Gets 5-10 Years for Workers’ Comp Scam of Family Dollar, Restaurant March 1, 2024 A Delaware woman will serve 5 to 10 years in state prison for a workers’ compensation scam that spanned 2.5...
WV Governor’s Coal Company Found in Contempt, Must Pay BrickStreet for Comp Loss February 28, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A coal company owned by West Virginia’s governor has been found in contempt of court and must face fines of...
Florida Senate Panel Advances Bill Making it a Felony to Expose Responders to Fentanyl February 28, 2024 A Florida Senate committee on Tuesday approved an amended bill that could potentially reduce workers’ compensation costs for first responders...
Employee Wins Workers’ Compensation Under Exception to ‘Coming-and-Going’ Bar February 27, 2024 An exception to the workers’ compensation “coming-and-going” rule applies where the employer provides the transportation even if the employer says...
How Worker Won Workers’ Compensation for Mental Health Care After Car Crash Injury February 15, 2024 A Virginia employer cannot assert that an injury is unrelated to a workplace accident while also arguing that the medical...
SAIF in Oregon Reports Ice Caused Most Workplace Slips, Trips, Falls in 7 Years February 14, 2024 SAIF in Oregon, which reported receiving 400-plus claims after January’s winter weather, said more Oregon workers were injured from slips,...