Coronavirus Safety: U.S. Behind Global Rivals in Protecting Meat Plant Workers September 22, 2020 By Mike Dorning, Brian Parkin and Ainslie Chandler The U.S. government is falling behind global rivals when it comes to protecting meatpacking workers from Covid-19 infections, even though...
Kansas Supreme Court Weighs Guidelines for Compensating Injured Workers September 21, 2020 The Kansas Supreme Court has waded into the fray over obscure medical guidelines that will determine how much money workers...
California Governor Signs Workers’ Comp Law Protecting Workers from Virus September 21, 2020 By Adam Beam California companies must warn their workers of any potential exposure to the coronavirus and must pay their employees workers compensation...
Zurich NA Launches Nonsubscriber Work Injury Insurance Policy in Texas September 17, 2020 Zurich North America, based in Schaumburg, Ill., has launched an Occupational Accident & Employers Work Injury Liability Insurance Policy for...
Washington Labor Department: Keep Workers’ Comp Rates Steady For 2021 September 15, 2020 Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries is proposing no increase in the average price employers pay for workers’ compensation insurance...
North Dakota Oil Patch Sees Exodus of Workers September 15, 2020 By Amy R. Sisk, The Bismarck Tribune Killdeer City, N.D., Administrator Matt Oase can’t help but notice that the community’s population is not what it was six...
Oregon Employers Urged to Protect Workers by Avoiding Outdoor Work September 14, 2020 Oregon workplace and public health officials are urging employers to stop or delay outdoor work activity where they can and...
OSHA Cites Smithfield Foods For Lax Coronavirus Safety for Meat Plant Workers September 11, 2020 By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter The U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday it cited Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees from the coronavirus, making...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Costs Dropping for 8th Straight Year September 9, 2020 Oregon employers on average will pay less for workers’ compensation coverage in 2021, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business...
N.H. Approves Reduced Workers’ Comp Voluntary Loss Costs September 9, 2020 The New Hampshire workers’ compensation insurance market will continue to experience historically low rates in 2021, according to a press...