Liberty Mutual Loses Bid to Charge Employer for Claims Paid from Exempt Workers July 22, 2020 By Jim Sams A workers’ compensation insurer cannot charge an employer an extra $1.7 million in premiums for the risk presented by employees...
Workers Turn Into Sleuths to Track Sicknesses Where Employers Keep Covid Data Secret July 22, 2020 By Joseph Pisani and Alexandra Olson Jana Jumpp spends eight hours a day updating a spreadsheet — not for work, but a recent hobby: figuring out...
Risk of Airborne Coronavirus Adds to Challenge of Making Workspaces Safe July 20, 2020 By Caroline Humer U.S. companies are raising new questions about how they can make workplaces safe after the world’s top public health agency...
3 Workers Injured at West Virginia Chemical Plant July 15, 2020 Three workers have been injured at a West Virginia chemical plant, officials said. The incident happened Sunday evening at the...
Texas Company Cited After Employee Fatalities; Fined Nearly $500K July 14, 2020 A company in Pasadena, Texas, has been cited by federal officials and faces penalties of almost $500,000 for exposing employees...
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...