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Hire the Best and Keep Them Safe: Don’t Let Bias Hiring and Failure to Follow OSHA Regulations Hit Your Bottom Line
Anti-bias training is a focus in workplaces right now, especially as workers return to the office. This is no different in the staffing industry. The Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission has filed 10 actions against staffing firms in the last fiscal year,...
Contractor Accused of Taking $127K in Benefits While Running Company
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that a contractor in Clark County was charged with stealing $127,000 in workers’ compensation benefits for allegedly working at his own…
DOL Official Identifies Three ‘Concerning’ Comp Trends
Workers misclassified as independent contractors, reductions in benefits, and states looking to make workers' compensation protections optional for employers are three “troubling” trends for the insurance industry, a U.S. Department…
Assembly Speaker Reappoints CHSWC Commissioner Shelley Kessler
The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation announced that California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon reappointed Shelley Kessler to represent labor on the state’s advisory panel for a term…
Supreme Court Says Worker Who Resigned Didn’t Lose Entitlement to TTD
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s voluntary abandonment of her time-of-injury position to accept a new job does not bar her from receiving temporary total disability benefits for…
Court Tosses $1.4M Verdict, Finding Judge Erred in Classifying Worker as Seaman
A Louisiana appellate court overturned a $1.4 million award to an injured shipyard worker, finding he was not a seaman covered by the Jones Act. Case: Jackson v. Chem Carriers LLC,…
Defendant Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker’s Claims
A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the injured worker’s complaint. Case: Smith v. MDA Consulting Engineers…
Carrier’s Delay in Challenging Coverage for Accident Results in Forfeiture of Argument
A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier that waited until after a worker’s claim was established to dispute coverage was barred from maintaining its position that its…
WCRI Webinar to Cover Behavioral Health Care in Comp
The Workers Compensation Research Institute will host a free 30-minute webinar on Dec. 15 to discuss its recent study, “A Primer on Behavioral Health Care in Workers’ Compensation.” John Ruser The…
Report: Woman Appeals Denial of COVID-19 Death Claim
A South Dakota woman is appealing an administrative decision denying her claim for workers’ compensation death benefits after her husband died from COVID-19 he contracted while working for Smithfield Foods Inc.,…
Court Revives Welder’s Claim Against Property Owner for Slip-and-Fall Accident
A New York appellate court revived a welder’s Labor Law claim against a property owner for her injuries from falling while moving a scaffold. Case: Musse v. Triborough Bridge and Tunnel…
Worker Struck by Gang Box Lid Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court granted partial summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a gang box lid. Case: Cotroneo v.