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New California WC Medical Mileage Rate For Travel On Or After January 1, 2023
New California WC Medical Mileage Rate For Travel On Or After January 1, 2023

Oakland,CA (WorkersCompensation.com)  – The mileage rate that workers' comp claims administrators pay injured workers for travel related to medical treatment or evaluation of their injuries will increase from 62.5¢ per mile to 65.5¢ per mile […]
US Department of Labor Urges Employers To Enhance Workplace Safety Measures, Protect Workers From Crane Hazards Following Fatality In Guam
US Department of Labor Urges Employers To Enhance Workplace Safety Measures, Protect Workers From Crane Hazards Following Fatality In Guam

Dededo,Guam (WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is urging employers in Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands to enhance safety measures to protect workers against crane hazards […]
Partnership: The Common Theme for 7 MEMIC Awards Winners
Partnership: The Common Theme for 7 MEMIC Awards Winners

Portland,ME (WorkersCompensation.com)  – The MEMIC Group, workers’ compensation insurance specialists, has announced its 2022 selections for The MEMIC Awards, which honors companies that demonstrate best practices in workforce safety, injury management, and workforce partnership. Nominated […]
CSB Releases Final Report into 2018 Husky Superior Refinery Explosion and Asphalt Fire in Wisconsin
CSB Releases Final Report into 2018 Husky Superior Refinery Explosion and Asphalt Fire in Wisconsin

Washington,DC.(WorkersCompensation.com) – Today the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final report on the 2018 refinery explosion and fire at the Husky Superior Refinery in Superior, Wisconsin. The accident injured 36 workers, caused […]
$800K in Workplace Safety Grants Awarded to Train 1,356 Employees in Injury Prevention and Safety Education
$800K in Workplace Safety Grants Awarded to Train 1,356 Employees in Injury Prevention and Safety Education

Boston,MA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced $800K in Workplace Safety Grants awarded to 99 Massachusetts-based and operating employers, which will help prevent workplace injuries by training 1,356 employees. On behalf of the Executive […]
US Department of Labor Finds Texas Construction Company Willfully Exposed Workers to Deadly Hazards After Trench Collapse Kills Two Workers
US Department of Labor Finds Texas Construction Company Willfully Exposed Workers to Deadly Hazards After Trench Collapse Kills Two Workers

Austin,TX(WorkersCompensation.com) – A federal investigation has determined that by failing to follow required workplace safety standards, a Georgetown construction contractor gave two workers installing sewer lines in an underground trench – more than two stories […]
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Rates Down by Over 12% in 2023
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Rates Down by Over 12% in 2023

Baton Rouge,LA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved the annual loss cost filing of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) for a -12.2% reduction in workers’ compensation rates. The decrease, which takes […]
Administrative Law Judge Upholds OSHA Citations and Penalties To Vermont Based Telecommunications Contractor In Employee’s Death
Administrative Law Judge Upholds OSHA Citations and Penalties To Vermont Based Telecommunications Contractor In Employee’s Death

New York,NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – An administrative law judge with the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has affirmed U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration citations and $24,290 in penalties issued to Eustis Cable Enterprises Ltd., […]