Worker Gets Benefits for Fall Despite Reporting Different Type of Accident
A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on an alleged fall, despite evidence that he had…
Court Revives Part of Worker’s Labor Law Claim for Fall Into Pit
A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his fall into a pit at a construction site.
Case: Thorpe v. One Page Park LLC,…
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…
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…
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…