In Pennsylvania, Workers’ Compensation Now Pays for CBD Oil Treatment November 17, 2023 Eight months after it ruled that medical marijuana is covered under workers’ compensation, a Pennsylvania appeals court has concluded that...
Connecticut Approves 10% Rate Reductions for Workers’ Compensation for 2024 November 16, 2023 Businesses in Connecticut will receive a nearly 10% decrease in rates for workers’ compensation insurance beginning on January 1, 2024....
Boston Begins Requiring Contractors to File and Vow to Implement Site Safety Plans November 7, 2023 The city of Boston will begin requiring construction and demolition contractors to file site-specific safety plans and attest to following...
2nd Worker Trapped in Collapsed Kentucky Coal Structure Has Died November 6, 2023 The second of two workers trapped under a coal mine preparation plant that collapsed earlier this week in eastern Kentucky...
Texas Court: Immunity Doesn’t Protect Local Governments From Administrative Penalties November 2, 2023 By Jim Sams Political subdivisions in Texas can’t use governmental immunity to evade administrative penalties for failing to timely pay workers’ compensation benefits,...
Toyota Doubles Investment at North Carolina EV Battery Plant November 2, 2023 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in the hybrid and electric vehicle battery factory it`s...
One Worker Killed, Another Trapped After Kentucky Coal Tipple Collapse November 2, 2023 One worker was killed and another was trapped under rubble Thursday morning after a unused, 11-story coal tipple collapsed while...
Lawyers Argue Over Workers’ Compensation for Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old October 30, 2023 By Ben Finley Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom Friday over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get...
Suit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student Asks If Workers’ Compensation Is Enough October 27, 2023 By Ben Finley A heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old student: How should the school...
New York Roofing Contractor Ordered to Provide Fall Protection for Workers October 26, 2023 The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent injunction ordering a Rockland County roofing contractor and its principal to...