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Connecticut Bill to Apply Worker’s Comp to Mental Trauma

A legislative committee is considering a bill that would require Connecticut’s worker’s compensation system to cover the treatment costs for mental illnesses stemming from certain workplace traumas. Sen. Cathy Osten, the Democratic co-chairman of the Labor and Public Employees Committee, …

OSHA Cites Louisiana Company Over Worker’s Death

The U.S. Labor Department has cited New Iberia-based Estis Well Service LLC for alleged safety violations stemming from the death of a worker near Bayou Sorrel. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday that it has proposed more …