‘Barista Wrist’ Among Restaurant Industry’s Highest Lost Time Injuries December 28, 2018 Restaurant workers miss about a month from work from a variety of injuries, on average, but for coffee shop workers,...
Bradford & Barthel Launches Nevada Operation December 28, 2018 Bradford & Barthel LLP has announced the opening of their new Nevada operation beginning in January 2019. Partner Jeannene L....
Oklahoma Quickly Becoming a Hotbed for Medical Marijuana December 27, 2018 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press The rollout of statewide medical and recreational marijuana programs typically is a grindingly slow process that can take years. Not...
Louisiana Has Second Lowest Non-Fatal Work Injury Rate, Officials Say December 20, 2018 Louisiana is second only to Washington, D.C., with the lowest non-fatal work-related injury rate in the country, the Louisiana Workforce...
California Hits 2 Companies with $4.3M Fine for Improperly Selling Workers’ Comp December 19, 2018 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Wednesday imposed a $4.3 million penalty on American Labor Alliance and CompOne USA for...
Oregon Legislators Revisit Worker Protections for off Duty Pot Use December 19, 2018 Oregon lawmakers will consider making it illegal for businesses to fire employees who flunk drug tests for using marijuana off...
California’s 376 Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2017 Equals Previous Year, Report Shows December 18, 2018 The California Department of Industrial Relations issued a report on Tuesday showing that 376 Californians died on the job in...
Pennsylvania Insurance Department Approves Mid-Year Workers’ Comp Filings December 17, 2018 The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved two mid-year workers’ compensation loss cost filings, effective January 1, 2019. The fillings are...
Latest Edition of AMA Guides Lowers Impairment Ratings in Workers’ Compensation December 14, 2018 For workers injured at work, the amount of compensation they receive depends on which edition of the medical guidelines on...
93 Connecticut Educators File Claims Over Mold-Related Ailments December 12, 2018 More than 90 educators in a Connecticut school district have filed workers’ compensation claims over mold-related ailments. The Advocate reports...