WA: COVID-19 Deaths, Construction Fatalities Among Largest Groups of Fallen Workers to be Honored at April 28 Worker Memorial Day Ceremony

• 04/27/22
• WorkersCompensation.com

Tumwater, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) - For the second straight year, COVID-19 was the leading cause of work-related fatalities in Washington, accounting for one quarter of the 106 workers who ...
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OH: Security Guard to Pay Back Over $6K to BWC

• 04/27/22
• WorkersCompensation.com

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) - A Lucasville security guard, Rick Tackett, was sentenced to one month of nonreporting probation and ordered to pay restitution to the Bureau of Workers’ ...
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Bob Wilson Announces Departure from WorkersCompensation.com

• 04/27/22
• WorkersCompensation.com

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Bob Wilson, president & CEO of WorkersCompensation.com, has announced plans to leave his position at the company. Wilson, the author of the blog From ...
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WA: Worker Died of COVID-19 After Attending Staff Meeting at Sumner Business

• 04/26/22
• WorkersCompensation.com

Tumwater, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) - An investigation into the COVID-19 death of a worker at a Sumner fish processing plant found company leaders knowingly putting workers at risk of exposure to the ...
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New Information Related to COVID-19 Contained in Tool for Comparing Workers' Compensation Laws in U.S. and Canada

• 04/26/22
• WorkersCompensation.com

Cambridge, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) - A new report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) and the International Association of Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) to identify the ...
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IA: Amanda Rutherford Hired as New Deputy Workers' Compensation Commissioner

• 04/26/22
• WorkersCompensation.com

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner Joseph S. Cortese II announced that attorney Amanda R. Rutherford has joined the Iowa Division of Workers' ...
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Investigation of Boise Mall Shooting Finds Security Company Exposed Officers to Dangers of Workplace Violence

• 04/26/22
• WorkersCompensation.com

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) - A federal investigation has determined that Professional Security Consultants Inc. – a Los Angeles-based security company that provides officers for shopping ...
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US DOL Calls on Amazon to Improve Severe Weather Emergency Procedures Following Warehouse Collapse

• 04/26/22
• WorkersCompensation.com

Edwardsville, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a Hazard Alert Letter to Amazon, requiring the online retailer to ...
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US DOL Finds St. Louis Recycling Facility Exposed Workers to Fall, Machine Hazards, Places Company in Severe Violator Program

• 04/26/22
• WorkersCompensation.com

St Louis, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) - A workplace safety investigation following a worker’s fatal crushing injuries at a St. Louis recycling facility on Oct. 26, 2021, alleges the company failed ...
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