State Fund in California Accepting Applications for $50M Return to Work Fund May 26, 2020 State Compensation Insurance Fund in California has started accepting applications for its $50 million Returning California to Work COVID-19 Safety...
California Workers’ Comp Bureau Lowers Mid-Range Estimate of COVID Costs by $10B May 26, 2020 By Jim Sams The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California published estimated costs of allowing state workers to receive benefits for COVID-19...
Workers Worry Over Enforcement of Meatpacking Plant Safety Recommendations May 22, 2020 By Amy Forliti Federal recommendations meant to keep meatpacking workers safe as they return to plants that were shuttered by the coronavirus have...
Retaliation Claim Against Delaware Law Firm Over Softball Injury Nixed May 22, 2020 By Randall Chase A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a Delaware law firm filed by a paralegal who claims he was targeted...
North Carolina Revises Workers’ Comp Premium Rules Related to COVID-19 May 20, 2020 Two new rule revisions to the North Carolina Basic Manual for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability (NC Basic Manual) related...
Report: Regulators Sat on Complaint as Virus Outbreak Grew at Iowa Plant May 19, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley State safety regulators declined to inspect an Iowa pork plant after receiving a complaint alleging workers were exposed to the...
Workers at Kansas FedEx Facility Infected with Coronavirus May 18, 2020 FedEx has confirmed that workers from its facility in the Kansas City suburb of Olathe have tested positive for COVID-19....
Nephew: Dead Worker Had Warned Virus Was ‘Everywhere’ at Iowa Plant May 18, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley In the days before his death, an Iowa meatpacking worker twice warned that the coronavirus was spreading through his plant...
Citing 9/11 Victims Fund, Lawmakers Eye U.S. Compensation Pool For COVID-19 Workers May 18, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers last week unveiled a plan to compensate essential workers who fall sick or die...
California Workers’ Comp Bureau Chief Addresses COVID’s Impact on System May 15, 2020 By Don Jergler Bill Mudge has been put in a unique position during the pandemic. He’s got a sizeable workforce he’s had to...