Share This Article:
Distracted Driving Workers Compensation Claim Draws Major Public Attention
11 Feb, 2011 WorkersCompensation.com
Accidents caused by distracted driving are creating an emerging challenge for workers' compensation court to adjudicate. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is following the lead of the US Department of Labor by encouraging employers to ban cell phone use while operating vehicles. An outright prohibition and supporting legislation may lead to the prohibition of workers' compensation benefits in many jurisdictions in the near future unless more global and radical action is taken to re-mediate this dangerous activity.
The state trooper pleaded guilty to two counts of reckless homicide last year. He has since resigned from his job.
The attempt to conceal the hearing of the Illinois troop was the subject of internal e-mails reported by the Belleville News Democrat. Public commenting was removed from the on-line report because of abuses. No hearing date or location has been reported yet for the compensation hearing.
Related Articles:
NIOSH Supports Efforts to Ban Distracted Driving
Cell Phone Safety and Workers Compensation
The Trend to Exclude Distracted Driving from Workers Compensation Coverage
Put it Down - Friday April 30th
Driving While Distracted Compared to DUI
Are Driving Distractions Within the Course of Employment?
Employee Cell Phone Chat Results in $5.2 Million Payment to Widow by Employer
![](http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=b7ebc7e7-d214-478d-9533-8c539f1c83d1)
Read Also
- Jul 01, 2024
- Frank Ferreri
- Oct 19, 2023
- Bill Zachry
About The Author
About The Author
- WorkersCompensation.com
More by This Author
- Jun 24, 2024
- WorkersCompensation.com
- May 11, 2023
- WorkersCompensation.com
- May 10, 2023
- WorkersCompensation.com
Read More
- Jul 01, 2024
- Frank Ferreri
- Oct 19, 2023
- Bill Zachry
- Oct 12, 2023
- Liz Carey
- Sep 28, 2023
- F.J. Thomas
- Sep 28, 2023
- WorkersCompensation.com
- Sep 15, 2023
- Chris Parker