In the three years since Governor Murphy signed a law expanding NJDOL’s powers to stop work on a job site when there is strong evidence workers are being exploited, the department has issued 71 stop-work orders, through […]

Bureau Makes Newspaper’s Ranking of Top Employers for a Third Time NASHVILLE – The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville has once again named the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) one of the top workplaces in the […]

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer should think carefully before devoting resources to defending a workers’ compensation case on the basis that no one witnessed the accident; employees can often recover even if no […]

Miscommunication happens. Most of the time, the consequences are miniscule. Your burger has a tomato on it, your friend shows up for the 9:30 movie instead of the 8:45, your significant other picks up milk […]

The Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI) will celebrate the 76th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference and the 33rd Safety & Health Conference in Orlando, Florida August 21-24. An array of stakeholders representing all facets of the […]

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are associated with a high cost to employers, due to absenteeism, lost productivity and increased healthcare costs. An employee’s health factors, like diet and physical fitness, can worsen these injuries. But how […]

Erie,PA.(WorkersCompensation.com)- Erie Insurance (ERIE) has named Lance Hyde to the role of Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), effective August 22. Hyde will report to ERIE’s Chief Diversity and Community Development Officer Chris […]

Mechanicsburg,PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Maryland residential framing contractor – cited for 136 willful, repeat, serious and other violations in 20 workplace safety inspections since 2020 – continues to expose its workers to falls from elevation, […]