BWC Approves $1 Billion Dividend
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, in announcing its latest dividend Friday, said it has returned more money to employers since 2019 than it collected in premiums.
BWC announced that its…
OSHA Fines Brickmaker $496,528 Over Silica Hazards
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a brickmaker in Pennsylvania nearly half a million dollars for allegedly knowingly exposing its workers to unsafe levels of respirable silica dust.
OSHA said…
Court Rejects Worker’s Claim for Stress-Related Psychological Injury
A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim for a psychological injury caused by her work-related stress.
Case: May v. Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos., Nos. 25-CA-576 and 25-C-491,…
Summary Judgment on Worker’s Labor Law Claim Overturned
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a misstep while exiting an…
1st DCA: ‘Chain of Delegation’ Makes Privette Applicable to Non-Hiring Party
A California appellate court held that the protection provided by the Privette doctrine can travel through a contractual chain of delegation to shield a property owner who did not hire…
Owner of Hazardous Material Removal Company Accused of Operating Without Coverage
Connecticut prosecutors said the owner of a company that specializes in asbestos, lead and mold removal was charged with failure to provide workers’ compensation at the time of a workplace…