Article 0 Comments A Kentucky food-coloring manufacturer made a number of missteps and was not equipped to prevent the 2024 runaway chemical reaction that killed two workers and caused millions of dollars in damage...
Article 1 Comment College workers stricken with cancer should seek remedy through the workers’ compensation system, and injured students can bring negligence lawsuits, not claims that their constitutional rights have been violated, attorneys for...
Article 0 Comments An exoskeleton system developed initially by Vanderbilt University researchers decreased strain, sprain and lifting injuries by as much as 62% over months of study, signaling a way to reduce some of...
Article 0 Comments A federal appeals court, one step below the U.S. Supreme Court, handed down two rulings in favor of employers and insurers, one involving black lung and one regarding a black delivery...
Article 0 Comments Delaware’s workers’ compensation insurance rates paid by employers will decrease for the ninth year in a row, effective December 1. The voluntary private market average loss costs are expected to drop...
Article 0 Comments The blast that killed 16 workers at a military explosives plant in Tennessee last week likely could have been prevented with better safety measures and accountability, the National Council for Occupational...
Article 0 Comments An explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York City killed a longtime city employee Saturday, authorities said. Another worker on the...
Article 0 Comments An insurer failed to properly cancel a workers’ compensation policy because its multiple notices and other conduct were not “definite, certain, and unambiguous” as to the status of the coverage. As...
Article 0 Comments Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants to spin off the state’s stake in Pinnacol Assurance, privatizing the workers’ compensation carrier of last resort to help it make more money and plug government...
Article 0 Comments An employee who was injured when rescuing chocolate candies from the heat in his employer-owned delivery truck is not due workers’ compensation benefits. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) upheld a...
