Explosion at Illinois Plant Leaves 2 Confirmed Dead, 4 Injured, 2 Missing May 6, 2019 An explosion and fire at an Illinois silicone factory claimed a second victim Saturday when an employee taken to a...
Ohio Company Admits to Concealing Information After Worker’s Death April 29, 2019 An Ohio aluminum manufacturing company accused of misleading investigators and its parent company after a fatal workplace accident has pleaded...
Workplace Injuries Continue to Decline But Could Rise with Low Unemployment April 25, 2019 By Jim Sams The number of workplace injury claims continues to decline year after year despite significant changes in workforce demographics that experts...
Workers’ Comp Claims in Colorado’s Cannabis Industry Not as High as You Think April 24, 2019 By Don Jergler It’s a safe bet that there are a number of those among us who envision workers in the marijuana industry...
Michigan AG to Target Worker Misclassification by Employers April 24, 2019 By David Eggert Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said her office will target businesses that cheat their employees of wages, pledging a forceful...
Montana Passes Workers’ Compensation Law for Firefighters April 22, 2019 Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has signed a bill to make it easier for firefighters to receive workers’ compensation for cancer...
New Hampshire Senate Passes Bill to Boost Workplace Safety April 22, 2019 By Holly Ramer The 2016 death of a Northfield Highway Department worker has led to the passage of bill aimed at improving workplace...
New York Contractors Arrested in Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme April 18, 2019 Two New York state contractors were arrested on charges they filed fraudulent applications for a roofing project in Amsterdam, N.Y.,...
Cal/OSHA Cites Manufacturer, Staffing Firm $300K for Amputation of Worker’s Fingers April 16, 2019 Cal/OSHA has cited two employers more than $300,000 after a temporary worker lost two fingers cleaning machinery at a food...
Ruling on Stabbing Prompts Calls for National Workplace Violence Prevention Standard April 16, 2019 By Jim Sams A federal commission decision that an employer had a duty to protect a social services worker who was stabbed to...