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ASSP Foundation Awards $251,000 in Scholarships and Grants
ASSP Foundation Awards $251,000 in Scholarships and Grants

Park Ridge, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Foundation is awarding $251,000 in academic scholarships and career development grants to 133 individuals to help them achieve their educational and career goals […]
US DOL Announces Availability of $10.5M in State Grant Funding to Support Mine Safety, Health Training, Education
US DOL Announces Availability of $10.5M in State Grant Funding to Support Mine Safety, Health Training, Education

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced the availability of more than $10.5 million in fiscal year 2022 state grant funding to provide federally mandated training and retraining of miners […]
JBS Foods USA Reaches Settlement With OSHA to Develop, Implement Infectious Disease Preparedness Plan at Seven Meat Processing Plants
JBS Foods USA Reaches Settlement With OSHA to Develop, Implement Infectious Disease Preparedness Plan at Seven Meat Processing Plants

Greeley, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) - Four JBS Foods USA subsidiaries and affiliates have agreed to assemble a team of company and third-party experts to develop and implement an infectious disease preparedness plan for seven of its […]
Bonnie Sawdey Joins MedRisk as Chief Human Resources Officer
Bonnie Sawdey Joins MedRisk as Chief Human Resources Officer

King of Prussia, Pa. (May 27, 2022) — With an eye on recruiting and retaining future generations of employees, MedRisk has named Bonnie Sawdey, SHRM-SCP its Chief Human Resources Officer. “Workers’ compensation companies need to better […]
MEMIC Hires White as Senior Underwriter in Pennsylvania
MEMIC Hires White as Senior Underwriter in Pennsylvania

Portland, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) - The MEMIC Group has hired Curtis White as Senior Production Underwriter, responsible for renewals and new business in Pennsylvania. White’s career in the workers’ compensation industry spans 14 years, after spending […]
WCRI: Prices Paid for Similar Professional Medical Services for Treating Injured Workers Varied Significantly across 36 States
WCRI: Prices Paid for Similar Professional Medical Services for Treating Injured Workers Varied Significantly across 36 States

Cambridge, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Today, the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) released an updated version of its study that compares prices paid for medical professional services across 36 states and monitors price changes from 2008 […]
WCIRB Releases Fourth Quarter 2021 Experience Report
WCIRB Releases Fourth Quarter 2021 Experience Report

Oakland, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has released its Quarterly Experience Report. This report is an update on California statewide insurer experience valued as of December 31, 2021. […]
US DOL Finds Encore Industries Failed to Use Machine Safety Procedures Leading to Fatal Injuries of Production Manager
US DOL Finds Encore Industries Failed to Use Machine Safety Procedures Leading to Fatal Injuries of Production Manager

Cambridge, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) - As a production manager attempted to clear plastic parts stuck in a thermoforming machine, he became trapped when the machine’s conveyor cycled automatically and was fatally crushed at a Cambridge plastics […]