3 Dead, 2 Hurt in Scaffold Collapse at North Carolina Construction Site January 4, 2023 Three construction workers were killed and two others were hurt on Monday when scaffolding collapsed in an industrial accident at...
OSHA Penalties Upheld Against Vermont Cable Firm Over Death at New York Site December 29, 2022 An administrative law judge has affirmed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations and $24,290 in penalties issued to Eustis...
Buffalo Bus Driver Gets 5 Years Probation for Workers’ Compensation Claims Fraud December 22, 2022 A former bus driver for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) has been sentenced to five years of probation for...
One Dead, Another Injured During Ammonia Leak at Massachusetts Food Plant December 22, 2022 A 68-year-old man died and another man was taken to the hospital for treatment after an ammonia leak at a...
Massachusetts Fines Benefit Manager Over Workers’ Compensation Drug Prices December 20, 2022 Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that a pharmacy benefits manager, Health E Systems, has agreed to pay $275,000 for...
Georgia Insurance Agent Sentenced After Conviction on Fraudulent Comp Certificates December 20, 2022 This article has been updated to reflect information from the prosecutor in the case. A Georgia insurance agent has been...
OSHA Cites Ohio Roofing Contractor for 8th Time December 16, 2022 For the eighth time since 2016, federal safety inspectors say they have found the owner of a Martin roofing company...
Court Defines Insurance Broker’s Duty to Inform LLCs About Workers’ Compensation December 15, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson What is the duty of an insurance broker in New Jersey to members of a limited liability corporation (LLC) when...
Workers’ Comp Board Upheld in Banning Chiropractor Accused in Kickback Probe December 7, 2022 By Jim Sams The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board acted within its authority when it barred a chiropractor accused of taking kickbacks...
Report on Deaths of Workers at Veterans Hospital Finds Protocols Not Followed November 30, 2022 By Susan Haigh A federal investigation released Monday of a hot steam accident that killed two workers conducting maintenance on a boiler system...