Federal workplace safety officials said a worker in Massachusetts died after inhaling airborne cannabis dust in January.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed penalties totaling $35,219, saying Trulieve Holyoke Holdings…
The Spokane Journal published a news report Thursday urging the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries to reconsider a proposed 4.8% average rate increase.
If necessary, the agency could further…
WorkCompCentral presented awards Tuesday for outstanding contributions to the workers’ compensation industry during its annual Comp Laude Awards and Gala in Huntington Beach, California.
Dawn Watkins (left)…
The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a permanent total disability award to a longtime stockroom worker for his cumulative trauma and hearing loss, despite his retirement from the workforce.
Case: Trane Co.
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a denial of attorney fees and penalties to a worker with four pending claims and remanded the issue of the employer’s entitlement to a credit.
Case:…
Medical payments per claim decreased by more than 3% in the pandemic years 2020 and 2021 in half of the states studied by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based…