October 21, 2022
Nearly a quarter of workers’ compensation claimants who were treated for COVID-19 experienced persistent symptoms or a relapse months later, according to a new study by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. The researchers found workers who were hospitalized for …
September 26, 2022
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy working an overnight shift providing safety in a construction zone was accidentally struck and killed by a worker operating a front end loader who is in the U.S. illegally, officials said …
August 19, 2022
The owners of one of the oldest insurance agencies in Texas must have felt pretty surprised when they were named in a federal lawsuit brought by an AIG company, alleging the agency was part of an elaborate fraud that forged …
August 18, 2022
Despite a history of violations and worker injuries dating back almost a decade, Fiesta Mart LLC – a Houston-based supermarket operator – continues to fail in its legal obligations to protect employees. Made apparent after federal inspections in February and …
August 16, 2022
The mother of a man killed on a Baltimore construction site who was barred by Maryland’s workers’ compensation law from suing the contractor hired by the city has lost a bid to hold the city and subcontractor liable. The court …
August 15, 2022
“Take-home COVID” claims are claims brought against an employer by the spouse or child of an employee who caught COVID-19 in the workplace and brought it home, infecting a spouse or child and causing injuries. These claims are controversial because …
August 11, 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau states that by 2030 all baby boomers will be older than 65, so that one in every five citizens will reach conventional retirement age.1 For the first time in history, the older generation will outnumber children …
August 4, 2022
Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law authorizes modifications to a home to accommodate an injured employee’s needs. It also may require paying for a new van for a disabled worker. However, does the law go so far as to require an employer …
July 28, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government hopes a new website can help people and local governments beat the increasingly deadly heat of an ever-warming world. Days after nearly half the country — 154.6 million people — sweated through a blistering …
July 26, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit against some of the largest poultry producers in the U.S. along with a proposed settlement seeking to end what it claims have been longstanding deceptive and abusive practices …