OSHA Fines Mississippi Poultry Plant $212,646 in Death of 16-year-old Worker January 17, 2024 The Occupational Health and Safety Administration this week fined a Mississippi poultry processor $212,646 – an amount set by law...
Indiana Bill Would Allow Employees to Select Physician in Workers’ Comp Cases January 12, 2024 By Ezra Amacher An Indiana lawmaker has proposed a bill that would allow employees to choose their attending physician in workers’ compensation cases....
New York Construction Firm Pleads Guilty to Safety Violation Causing Death of Employee January 10, 2024 Northridge Construction Corp. pleaded guilty to criminal charges last week in federal court in Central Islip, New York, according to...
Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Decision to Bar Late Expert Reports in Workers’ Comp Case January 8, 2024 By Jim Sams The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday reinstated a deputy workers’ compensation commissioner’s decision to bar reports that were submitted too...
Medical Biller Charged With Stealing $1 Million in Workers’ Compensation Payments January 4, 2024 New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the arrest and arraignment of a New Jersey man for allegedly stealing more...
New York Fund for Injured Black Car Drivers Wins Surcharge Fight January 3, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The New York workers’ compensation fund for black car drivers was within its authority to impose a 2.5% surcharge on...
Wegman’s Has Right to Question Injured Worker’s Doctor, Rules New York’s High Court December 22, 2023 Wegman’s Food Markets was wrongly denied an opportunity to cross-examine an injured employee’s doctor, the New York Court of Appeals...
New York Fund Receives $7.75 Million After Workers’ Compensation Fraud Prosecution December 18, 2023 Law enforcement officials announced the final sentencing in their prosecution of an $18 million workers’ compensation fraud case and the...
Maryland’s Workers’ Compensation Bars Non-Dependent Child’s Wrongful Death Claim December 12, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A non-dependent adult child whose father died on the job does not have a right to bring a wrongful death...
Service Workers Union Asks Feds to Oversee South Carolina’s ‘Lax’ Safety Agency December 8, 2023 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of the largest labor organizations in the United States petitioned the federal government on Thursday...