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Middlefield Contractor Faces More Than $414K In Fines For Repeatedly Failing To Protect Roofing Employees From Exposure To Deadly Fall Hazards
Middlefield Contractor Faces More Than $414K In Fines For Repeatedly Failing To Protect Roofing Employees From Exposure To Deadly Fall Hazards

Middlefield,OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Twice in six days in June 2022, federal safety inspectors observed a Middlefield roofing contractor exposing workers to deadly fall hazards at two separate job sites in Tallmadge and Columbia Station, continuing […]
The Hanover Appoints Eric M. Schuler to Lead Management and Executive Liability Business
The Hanover Appoints Eric M. Schuler to Lead Management and Executive Liability Business

Worchester,MA (WorkersCompensation.com) -  The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) today announced it has appointed Eric M. Schuler president of management and executive liability, effective immediately. In this role, Schuler will assume responsibility for the strategy […]
Roofing Contractor Contrinues To Expose Workers To Potentially Deadly Fall Hazards, US Department Of Labor Inspections In Appleton Area Find
Roofing Contractor Contrinues To Expose Workers To Potentially Deadly Fall Hazards, US Department Of Labor Inspections In Appleton Area Find

Appleton,WI (WorkersCompensation.com) – An Appleton contractor with a long history of exposing employees to dangerous fall hazards now faces $349,371 in additional penalties after U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors observed roofing workers at heights greater […]
US Department Of Labor Inspection Finds Employees At TJ Maxx Store In Pooler, Exposed to Fire, Entrapment, Struck By Hazards
US Department Of Labor Inspection Finds Employees At TJ Maxx Store In Pooler, Exposed to Fire, Entrapment, Struck By Hazards

Pooler,GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Following a workplace safety inspection, federal investigators determined a Pooler location of a national discount retailer stacked and stored merchandise unsafely, exposing workers to struck-by hazards from falling boxes and preventing them from […]
Asbestos Consulting Company Settles Claims of Illegal Asbestos Work at Everett Redevelopment Project
Asbestos Consulting Company Settles Claims of Illegal Asbestos Work at Everett Redevelopment Project

Boston,MA (WorkersCompensation.com) — A Brockton asbestos consulting company will pay $52,000 in penalties and cease all operations to settle claims of illegal asbestos work during the 2020 redevelopment of a multi-building site that included multiple homes […]
WCIRB Report Describes Duration Drivers of California Workers’ Comp Claims
WCIRB Report Describes Duration Drivers of California Workers’ Comp Claims

Oakland,CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has released Drivers of California Claim Duration. This report describes duration drivers for California workers' compensation claims, including how claim duration differs regionally across the […]
New Study Shows Historic Drop In Workers’ Compensation Costs
New Study Shows Historic Drop In Workers’ Compensation Costs

Juneau, AL ( WorkersCompensation.com) -  A biannual study conducted in all 50 states by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services shows a substantial reduction in Workers' Compensation costs in Alaska. In 2012, Alaska […]
Clark County Contractor Faces Theft Charge For Taking $127K in Workers' Comp While Running Own Company
Clark County Contractor Faces Theft Charge For Taking $127K in Workers' Comp While Running Own Company

Vancouver,WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -  A Clark County man has been charged with stealing $127,000 in workers’ compensation benefits for working at his own construction business while claiming he was too injured to work. Daniel Joseph Lesieur, […]