Connecticut High Court Nixes Workers’ Comp for Firefighter With Heart Condition June 26, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A firefighter must be shown to have worked 20 or more hours a week to be eligible for workers’ compensation...
Piedmont Airlines Fined $15,000 After Alabama Worker Sucked into Engine in 2022 June 23, 2023 Piedmont Airlines failed to follow safety procedures before a worker was sucked into a jet engine and killed in December,...
New York Law Protecting Warehouse Workers From ‘Unreasonable Quotas’ Goes Into Effect June 22, 2023 Legislation aimed at protecting New York warehouse workers from “unreasonably demanding work quotas” is now in effect. New York Governor...
NC Supreme Court: Injured Trucker Due Benefits, Despite Tardy Claim June 20, 2023 By Jim Sams An injured truck driver described as “pretty tough” by her doctor after she finally sought treatment more than a year...
OSHA Cites Jacksonville Center for ‘Shocking’ Amounts of Violence on Workers June 20, 2023 Federal safety regulators have fined a Jacksonville behavioral hospital more than $15,000 over what they called “shocking” findings, including almost...
Stalled Contract Jeopardizes Relations Between New Disney District and Firefighters June 19, 2023 After appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took over Walt Disney World’s governing district earlier this year, its firefighters were...
OSHA Says Fatal Florida Fireworks Fire Was Preventable, Fines Company $109,000 June 13, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A December fire at a fireworks company warehouse, which killed four workers and gravely injured a fifth, was preventable, but...
Keys Staffing Firm Owner Gets 32 Months for Illegal Worker Tax Violations June 7, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The owner of several Key West staffing companies is on his way to prison after a federal judge sentenced him...
Jury Should Decide ‘Borrowed Employee’ Liability, New Jersey High Court Affirms June 6, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The New Jersey Supreme Court has affirmed that whether an employer is vicariously liable under the borrowed-employee doctrine is a...
Worker Injured a ‘Reasonable Time’ After Shift Ends Is Covered, Virginia Panel Says June 1, 2023 A worker who fell and injured herself while walking to the restroom after completing her shift as a convenience store...