Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in Pandemic July 14, 2020 By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News and Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News Congressional leaders are squaring off over the next pandemic relief bill in a debate over whom Congress should step up...
Amazon to Pilot Primary Care Health Centers for Employees Near Its Fulfillment Facilities July 14, 2020 Giant online retailer Amazon.com announced it will pilot local employee health care centers near Amazon fulfillment facilities across the country....
Former Owner of Cleaning Company Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud July 14, 2020 The former owner of a Massachusetts cleaning company has been charged with wage theft and workers’ compensation insurance fraud, Rhode...
Walmart in New Mexico Ordered to Close After 4 Workers Test Positive July 13, 2020 New Mexico work safety regulators Saturday ordered Walmart to close a store in Las Cruces, after four employees tested positive...
P/C Insurance Survey: 55% Back Worker Presumption; 54% See Interrupt Cases Failing July 13, 2020 A slight majority (54%) of property /casualty insurance industry professionals think insurers will succeed in defeating legal and political attempts...
Essential Workers With COVID-19 Face Workers’ Compensation Uncertainty July 13, 2020 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Lauded for their service and hailed as everyday heroes, essential workers who get the coronavirus on the job have no...
Worker Injured at Construction Site Can Sue Under Massachusetts’ Statute of Limitations July 8, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield A worker injured at a Massachusetts construction site can sue under the state’s three-year statute of limitations despite being a...
Injured Workers Pharmacy Will Pay $11M to Settle Complaint By Mass. AG’s Office July 6, 2020 A mail-order pharmacy that fought frequent court battles against workers’ compensation insurers will pay $11 million and change its business...
Missouri Contractor Fined $224K after Trench Collapse, Employee Injuries June 30, 2020 A Missouri contractor has been cited by federal workplace safety officials for trenching and excavation violations after an employee suffered...
Families of 3 Deceased Workers Sue Tyson Over Iowa Virus Outbreak June 29, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley The families of three workers who died after contracting the coronavirus in an Iowa meat plant outbreak sued Tyson Foods...