L&I Adopts PTSD Rule for Nurses
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries adopted rules that take effect next year providing presumptive coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder as an occupational disease for direct care registered…
OSHA to Update Safety Standards for Emergency Response Workers
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will propose rules next year to update workplace safety standards for firefighters, emergency medical service providers, and search-and-rescue workers.
OSHA said it will modernize its…
DLI: Work Fatality Rate Unchanged in 2022
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry said the annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2022 shows no change in the state’s fatal injury rate.
There were 81 fatal work…
High Court Says Labor Law Does Not Cover Ordinary Vehicle Repair Work
New York’s highest court ruled that the Labor Law was not intended to cover ordinary vehicle repair work.
Case: Stoneham v. Joseph Barsuk Inc., No. 94, 12/19/2023, published.
Facts: Mark A. Stoneham…
No Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Worker’s Slip and Fall
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from an alleged slip-and-fall accident.
Case: Orellana v. 386…
Worker Can’t Maintain Tort Suit Against Cousin for Loss of Eye
The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the dismissal of a worker’s tort claim against his cousin and his cousin’s company for an industrial accident resulting in the loss…