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Oregon OSHA Launches New, Free Resources to Help Employers Understand and Comply With Rule Protecting Workers Against Wildfire Smoke
Oregon OSHA Launches New, Free Resources to Help Employers Understand and Comply With Rule Protecting Workers Against Wildfire Smoke

Salem,OR ( WorkersCompensation.com)  — As a rule addressing protections for workers against potential exposure to wildfire smoke is set to take effect July 1, Oregon OSHA encourages employers and workers to use new resources developed by […]
US Department of Labor Reaches Settlement Agreement With Ohio Insulation Contractor to Resolve Citations After Fatal Fall, Workers’ Injuries in 2020
US Department of Labor Reaches Settlement Agreement With Ohio Insulation Contractor to Resolve Citations After Fatal Fall, Workers’ Injuries in 2020

Mars,PA – An industrial insulation contractor in Ohio entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to resolve litigation prompted by the findings of a June 2020 […]
NCCI Publishes COVID-19 National Presumptions Update Insight Report
NCCI Publishes COVID-19 National Presumptions Update Insight Report

( WorkCompAcademy) - National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has just published its "Workers Compensation Presumptions Update - Five Thinks You Need to Know" Insights Report. Two years after the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 […]
Governor Abbott Appoints Robnett To Texas Mutual Insurance Company Board
Governor Abbott Appoints Robnett To Texas Mutual Insurance Company Board

Austin,TX ( WorkersCompensation.com) - Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kevin Robnett to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company Board of Directors for a term set to expire on July 1, 2027. The company provides a stable, […]
National Safety Month 2022: Mental Health, Stress, and Workplace Impairment
National Safety Month 2022: Mental Health, Stress, and Workplace Impairment

In 2022, conversations about mental health in the workplace have become more common than ever.  After two years of living and working through a pandemic, today’s workers are facing tremendous amounts of stress owing not […]
US Supreme Court Declines to Review Medical Marijuana Reimbursement Issue
US Supreme Court Declines to Review Medical Marijuana Reimbursement Issue

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) declined to review the Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision prohibiting reimbursement of medical marijuana costs in a workers’ compensation claim. The Petitioner for a Writ of Certiorari conference was denied today.  Musta v. Mendota […]
It's COMPlicated – Is the Bargain Still Grand?
It's COMPlicated – Is the Bargain Still Grand?

Everyone agrees that workers’ compensation is too complicated.  But one aspect of it rises above others on the complicated scale – permanent partial disability benefits.        The difficulty of finding the right balance for permanent partial […]
Federal Investigation Finds Framing Contractor Willfully Exposed Workers to Fall Hazards at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, State Salt Storage Stockpile
Federal Investigation Finds Framing Contractor Willfully Exposed Workers to Fall Hazards at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, State Salt Storage Stockpile

Luzerne,PA ( WorkersCompensation.com)  – Despite the dangers of falls – a leading cause of construction industry deaths – a Strasburg framing contractor ignored federal workplace standards and exposed workers to falls as high as 14 […]