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Cal/OSHA Increases Civil Penalty Amounts for 2024

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health recently increased penalties for certain violations, with some maximum penalties planned to rise as much as $4,983 this year, a smaller increase than in the past. This annual Cal/OSHA increase is required by …

Flooding at Boston Hospital Disrupts IVF Services for 200 Patients, Leaving Some Devastated

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Flooding from a burst water main at Boston`s Brigham and Women’s Hospital has disrupted services for about 200 patients seeking to have children through in vitro fertilization, leaving some of them devastated. Alexis Goulette, who runs …

Georgia Agency Awards Contract to Raise Savannah Bridge to Accommodate Bigger Cargo Ships

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Department of Transportation said Wednesday it has chosen a general contractor to oversee a $189 million project to raise Savannah`s towering suspension bridge so that larger cargo ships can pass underneath and reach one …

NC Appeals Court Says Injured Off-Duty Law Officers are Joint Employees

The question has arisen many times around the country: Is an injured, off-duty law officer, moonlighting on security or traffic control, considered an employee of the law enforcement division or a private company? The North Carolina Court of Appeals answered …

Swedish Authorities Broaden Their Investigation into a Construction Elevator Crash that Killed 5

A Swedish prosecutor said Wednesday that a preliminary investigation into the crash of a construction site elevator that killed five people has been expanded to include two more possible workplace violations. The elevator mounted on the outside of a unfinished …

New York Law Bars Subrogation by Lloyd’s in LaGuardia Project, Appeals Court Affirms

A federal appeals court has declared that New York law prevents Lloyd’s from recovering some loss payments from Zurich American because Zurich’s insured was also an insured of Lloyd’s in a case involving a construction project at LaGuardia Airport. The …

Florida Man Sentenced for Role in Workers’ Compensation Fraud Conspiracy

A federal judge has sentenced Ramon Paz of Lakeland, Florida to 33 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud to avoid paying for workers’ compensation insurance. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida, Paz …

Over 30 Workers Are Trapped After Portion of a Tunnel Under Construction Collapses in India

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Part of an under-construction road tunnel in a mountainous north Indian state popular with tourists collapsed after a landslide Sunday, trapping more than 30 workers, officials said. Rescue work is in progress and oxygen is being …

Some Houses Are Being Built to Stand Up to Hurricanes and Sharply Cut Emissions, Too

When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle five years ago, it left boats, cars and trucks piled up to the windows of Bonny Paulson`s home in the tiny coastal community of Mexico Beach, Florida, even though the house rests on …

CO2 Pipeline Project Denied Key Permit in South Dakota

South Dakota regulators on Wednesday denied a construction permit for a carbon dioxide pipeline project, one month after a North Dakota panel did the same to a similar project by another company. Navigator CO2 Ventures wants to build a 1,300-mile …