After Decades of Delays, Coal Miners Hail Rule to Slow Black Lung Disease July 25, 2023 A half-century ago, the nation`s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict...
OSHA Fines Boston’s Dumpling Maker Chinese Spaghetti Factory $190K July 25, 2023 When federal workplace safety inspectors returned to a Boston food plant in March 2023, they said they discovered the plant’s...
Tennessee Firefighter Dead, 3 Others Hospitalized After Trapped in Burning House July 21, 2023 A Tennessee firefighter died and three others were hospitalized after they became trapped while battling a house fire late Tuesday,...
Miami-Dade Moves to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat. Will State Block Rule? July 20, 2023 With record heat in Florida and the rest of the U.S., officials in Miami-Dade County are moving to protect about...
Gas Leak From Bad Fitting Cited in Chocolate Factory Explosion Where 7 Died July 20, 2023 By Michael Rubinkam Natural gas leaked from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion leveled one building, heavily...
Dollar General Again Caught in OSHA’s Crosshairs; Retailer’s Fines Top $21M in 6 Years July 19, 2023 Federal workplace safety inspectors at two Tampa, Florida-area Dollar General stores said they found the company again exposing employees to...
$40M Lawsuit by Virginia Teacher Who Was Shot: Civil Court or Workers’ Compensation? July 11, 2023 Lawyers for a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can start the process of interviewing eyewitnesses,...
Georgia Trial Lawyer Surrenders License After Using Insurance Settlement Proceeds July 6, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The Georgia Supreme Court has accepted the voluntary license surrender of a plaintiffs’ attorney who had been in practice for...
Vermont Workers’ Comp Changes, Including for Children and Firefighters, Now in Effect July 5, 2023 Vermont’s workers’ compensation benefits for temporary total disability and for dependent children, as well as the work search requirement for...
California Insurance Commissioner Awards $50M in Grants to Fight Fraud June 30, 2023 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara awarded $50,545,239 in grants to 34 district attorney offices representing 44 counties in the state...