A retail giant, a space launch operation, a major food processor, the nation’s two biggest rideshare providers and a large healthcare system are among those entities marked as being among the most unsafe employers. The National Council for Occupational Safety …
A Connecticut employer lost its right to contest a workers’ compensation claim because although it mailed its notice to the workers compensation board within the 28 day statutory period, board did not receive the notice by the 28th day. The …
A new report on small business owners’ workers’ compensation insurance-buying habits and risk exposures found that 95% offer regular safety training to their employees, according to The Hanover Insurance Group. Training for employees was ranked as the top service used …
New legislation aimed at reducing workplace violence in California vastly increases employers’ responsibilities and hands workers’ compensation insurers an unprecedented oversight role that is likely to trigger lawsuits and affect rates and capacity. The Workplace Violence Prevention Bill SB 553, …
An employer cannot use an ergonomics report, showing that a work injury is statistically unlikely, to deny a workers’ compensation claim, the South Carolina Supreme Court said in an opinion that sharply questioned an appellate panel’s decision making. “Individual cases …
A former chiropractor was sentenced to 54 years in state prison and ordered to pay more than $23 million in fines for his role in orchestrating a massive workers’ compensation fraud scheme totaling $150 million. Peyman Heidary was convicted by …
Federal workplace safety inspectors found a Missouri roofing contractor again risking the safety of its employees by failing to protect them against the construction industry’s deadliest hazard — falls from heights— at five residential worksites in Wentzville in October and …
Suncor Energy Inc.’s majority-owned Syncrude Canada Ltd. unit was fined C$390,000 ($287,000) for an oil-sands mine worker’s death, one of a string of fatalities that prompted an investor revolt. Syncrude, which is operated and 59% owned by Suncor, pleaded guilty …
A worker burned in a 2022 explosion during renovation work on the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium has settled his lawsuit against the project’s general contractor for $22 million, his attorney says. The settlement in Jeremy Rose’s lawsuit against …
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $2 million settlement against Pearl B-Star Inc., DBA Lin’s Fusion for underpaying 32 workers. Pearl B-Star violated state labor laws governing recordkeeping, payroll timekeeping and cash pay without wage statements, according to the …