OSHA Fines Dollar General Another $2.8M
Less than a month after the U.S. Labor Department fined Dollar General Corp. $1.6 million for workplace safety violations, the agency on Tuesday said its inspectors issued another $2.8 million…
No Supplemental Surcharge for SIF in 2023
Missouri employers and insurers will not pay a supplemental surcharge to support the state’s Second Injury Fund next year.
The Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the supplemental surcharge for the SIF…
Court Upholds Categorization of Deputy Sheriff’s PTSD as ‘Class 2’ Impairment
The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a deputy sheriff’s post-traumatic stress disorder was properly classified as Class 2 impairment.
Case: In the Matter of Compensation of Leak, Nos.
Worker Did Not Wait Too Long to Request Amendment of Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker did not wait too long to request that her claim be amended to include a causally related right hip injury.
Case:…
Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Worker With Slip-and Fall Claim
The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a maintenance foreman for his alleged injuries from a workplace slip-and-fall.
Case: McKinney v. Pinnacle Mining Co., No. 21-0222, 10/18/2022,…
Judge Allows Feds to Seek Damages for Whistleblower Who Dismissed Private Action
A federal judge in New York held that claim preclusion doesn’t apply to an action the U.S. Labor Secretary and the Department of Labor brought against a Staten Island health…