Report: COVID-19 Presumptions May 'Undermine the Grand Bargain'

• 07/30/20
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Lawsuits. Disparate treatment of workers. Companies relocating to other states. Job losses of U.S. workers to those in other countries. Higher prices for ...
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2020 Is Turning Out To Be An Active Year For Data Breaches

• 07/30/20
• F.J. Thomas

Watertown, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) –Since the first of June, 74 data breaches have been reported, according to the HHS Data Breach Portal, and there are more that may potentially be added ...
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Tire Company Fined By OSHA For More Than $50K After Two Inspections

• 07/30/20
• Toni Sutton-Deangelico

New Bedford, MA (Workerscompensation.com)- OSHA has cited a New Bedford company specializing in recycling and scrap tire removal for four safety violations, one repeat and two serious health violations, that ...
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Workplace Violence Ranked as Third Highest Cause of Injury In Healthcare

• 07/30/20
• F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) –  According to statistics from OSHA, employers spend $1 billion per week on workers’ compensation expenses. Liberty Mutual researched the top 10 ...
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WC Decision Makers Ponder Industry’s Readiness for the Next Wave of Pandemic

• 07/29/20
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Will COVID presumptions open the flood gates for a potentially new category in workers’ compensation systems? Will healthcare organizations have enough personal ...
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New York Diner To Pay $900K In Lawsuit Settlement

• 07/29/20
• Toni Sutton-Deangelico

Mount Kisco, NY (WorkersCompensation.com)- The ‘upscale’ Mount Kisco Diner has started to pay out on a $900,000 settlement to current and former employees who sued the establishment over ...
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Seatbelt-less eBay Tractor Seat Doesn’t Show 'Intentional Misconduct'

• 07/29/20
• Frank Ferreri

Raleigh, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – While buying a non-OSHA compliant tractor seat without a seatbelt from eBay created an unsafe condition, it didn’t rise to the level required in North ...
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McDonald's Franchisee Pays More Than $17K For Violating Federal Child Labor Laws

• 07/28/20
• F.J. Thomas

Summerfield, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) - Mt Airy Parents Inc, a North Carolina enterprise that operated a dozen McDonald's restaurants in the state’s Piedmont Triad area, has paid a civil monetary ...
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Researchers To Look At How COVID-19 Affects Transit Workers Physically And Mentally

• 07/28/20
• Liz Carey

New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) - Researchers at New York University’s School of Global Public Health will be looking into how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the physical and mental ...
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