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Climate & Comp: Work-related Injuries go up with Heat
Climate & Comp: Work-related Injuries go up with Heat

Waltham, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The likelihood employees will be injured on the job increases as the temperature rises, a new study from the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute has found. The study, “Impact of Excessive Heat […]
Climate & Comp: Employees in Danger’s Path as Tornadoes Rip Across Country 
Climate & Comp: Employees in Danger’s Path as Tornadoes Rip Across Country 

Portage, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) – As a round of severe storms crossed the country this week, employees scrambled for shelter.   Employment attorneys say employers are caught in the cross-hairs when it comes to protecting employees during […]
Body of 6th Missing Worker in Baltimore Bridge Collapse Found, Class Action Filed
Body of 6th Missing Worker in Baltimore Bridge Collapse Found, Class Action Filed

Baltimore, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials said they had found the body of the final victim in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, as companies in the area begin a class action lawsuit. Authorities […]
Home Care Agency Cited after Nurse death as Assaults on Health Care Workers Continue
Home Care Agency Cited after Nurse death as Assaults on Health Care Workers Continue

Willimantic, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) – On Wednesday, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a home care agency in Connecticut in the death of a licensed practical nurse as attacks on health care workers […]
NCCI’s Workplace Safety Technology pt. 3 article out now
NCCI’s Workplace Safety Technology pt. 3 article out now

WHAT: NCCI’s latest report - The Future of Workplace Safety Technology Is Now Part Three - The Employer Perspective (ncci.com) [link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com] For this third and final installment, NCCI interviewed three employers that have adopted innovative safety technology including wearables and video AI/Computer […]
Pioneering Change in Workers’ Compensation: Challengers of the Status Quo
Pioneering Change in Workers’ Compensation: Challengers of the Status Quo

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Change agents are individuals with a vision who take the initiative and lead transformative actions in various social sectors. In workers' compensation, these leaders are critical in challenging the current status […]
N.Y. Subway Worker Pepper-sprayed in Ongoing Attacks on Transit Workers
N.Y. Subway Worker Pepper-sprayed in Ongoing Attacks on Transit Workers

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) - On April 22, a worker cleaning a Metropolitan Transit Authority subway was attacked with pepper spray, officials said this week. The worker was cleaning a train at its northern terminal […]
Climate & Comp: Calif. Moves to Protect Workers from Indoor Heat
Climate & Comp: Calif. Moves to Protect Workers from Indoor Heat

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – For five years, workers have been waiting for California officials to address heat protection for indoor workers during extreme heat, and now officials seem poised to act. The California Division of […]