Total SIF Assessment Increases for 2025
The Workers’ Compensation Board of Indiana announced that the total Second Injury Fund assessment is increasing next year after dropping in 2024.
The total assessment for 2025 is $9.202 million, up…
L&I Fines Asbestos Contractors, Seeks Decertification
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that it levied nearly a half-million dollars in fines against two asbestos removal contractors for exposing workers to extremely hazardous conditions.
The…
Cal/OSHA Issues First Citation for Serious Heat Violation
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued a citation of $276,425 for what it called the first serious willful heat violation.
The agency, commonly known as Cal/OSHA, issued the…
Parent Company of Power Plant Operator Gets New Trial on Liability for Worker’s Death
A California appellate court overturned a jury’s $150 million verdict in favor of the family of a worker killed in a power plant explosion and ordered a new trial on…
Carrier Has No Duty to Defend Employer Against Worker’s Civil Suit
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier had no duty to defend an employer from a worker’s civil suit.
Case: Rodriguez v. Shelbourne Spring LLC, No. A-39, 12/12/2024,…