No Benefits for Partial Amputation of Diabetic Firefighter’s Foot
The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for the partial amputation of a diabetic firefighter’s foot after he developed an infection in a blister caused by his…
Lawmaker Trims Year Off Proposed COVID-19 Presumption Extension
Presumptions that California lawmakers enacted in 2020 to help determine when COVID-19 arose from employment would remain in place for one more year instead of two, under a recently amended…
CIGA Bonding Simplification, High Heat Study Bills Heading to Governor
California lawmakers voted to send the governor bills creating a panel to study the economic and occupational impacts of high heat and simplify the procedure for the state’s backstop against insolvent…
NCCI Proposes 8.4% Comp Rate Decrease
The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Wednesday filed its recommendation for an 8.4% rate level decrease for workers’ compensation, effective Jan. 1, 2023.
NCCI said in its filing that data for…
OSHA Cites Labor Contractor After Farmworker Dies From Heat Illness
A federal workplace safety investigation revealed that a 35-year-old farmworker died from heat illness on a Duette, Florida, farm in April 2022, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced…
Contractor Gets Additional $228K Fine for Inadequate Fall Protection
A Dundee, Ohio, contractor with an 11-year history of federal workplace safety violations has received an additional $228,126 in fines added to $108,318 in unpaid penalties with the U.S. Occupational Safety…