Less than a year after federal inspectors cited an Ohio rubber-hose manufacturer for 11 machine …
Ohio Employer Facing Added Fines Following Severe Worker InjuryRead More
New Zealand Employer Charged in Employee Death
WorkSafe New Zealand says employers must learn from health and safety failings occurring under …
Australian Builder Convicted, Fined Over Worker Death
An Australian builder was recently convicted and fined $300,000 in the County Court over an …
Australian Builder Convicted, Fined Over Worker DeathRead More
Riverside (Calif.) Seven Indicted on Comp Fraud Charges
Seven defendants were scheduled to be in Riverside County Superior Court recently after being …
Riverside (Calif.) Seven Indicted on Comp Fraud ChargesRead More
New York Employee Bagged for Illegally Collection Disability Insurance
Nassau County (New York) District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Town of Hempstead …
New York Employee Bagged for Illegally Collection Disability InsuranceRead More
Nebraska Worker Killed, Employer and Contractor Fined
A mere 20 minutes after an 8-foot deep trench collapsed, burying a 61-year-old Nebraska plumber …
Nebraska Worker Killed, Employer and Contractor FinedRead More
Manitoba WCB Sees $95 Million Surplus
The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba's (Canada) 2015 Annual Report was tabled in the …
Washington State Employer Hit for Repeated Safety Violations
Repeated serious safety violations have resulted in a serious workplace injury and in a large fine …
Washington State Employer Hit for Repeated Safety ViolationsRead More
Nebraska Employer Cited for Putting Workers in Danger
The deadly fact is this: nearly 40 percent of all deaths in the construction industry are the …
Nebraska Employer Cited for Putting Workers in DangerRead More
DWC Will Enforce Lien Claimants’ Usage of Uniform Assigned Name
California’s Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) was to enforce lien claimants’ use of a Uniform …
DWC Will Enforce Lien Claimants’ Usage of Uniform Assigned NameRead More
Arizona’s Industrial Commission Touts Seminar on Educating Employers
As part of its ongoing outreach efforts, The Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) recently hosted …
Arizona’s Industrial Commission Touts Seminar on Educating EmployersRead More
California DWC Notes 2017 Disability Rates to Increase Jan. 1
California’s Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) announced recently that the 2017 minimum and …
California DWC Notes 2017 Disability Rates to Increase Jan. 1Read More
Ohio Employer Once Again Subject of Fines for Workplace Safety
For the third time in 10 years, federal safety and health inspectors found employees at a Lima, …
Ohio Employer Once Again Subject of Fines for Workplace SafetyRead More
Georgia Worker Dies on Job, Employer Cited
A 27-year-old Georgia laborer's life ended suddenly because his employer failed to have a competent …
Ohio BWC Nabs 5 Residents on Comp Fraud Convictions
Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Sarah Morrison announced recently that …
Ohio BWC Nabs 5 Residents on Comp Fraud ConvictionsRead More
California’s DWC Makes Appointment to Ethics Advisory Committee
California Acting Administrative Director George Parisotto recently appointed Ellen Sims Langille …
California’s DWC Makes Appointment to Ethics Advisory CommitteeRead More
New York Employer Levied with Fine for Safety Issues
Responding to a report of an elevated blood lead level in a machinist at a Brooklyn, New York brass …
New York Employer Levied with Fine for Safety IssuesRead More
Ontario (Canada) Comp System Sees Positive 2015 Numbers
Impressive return-to-work, recovery and financial outcomes through 2015 mean Ontario’s (Canada) …
Ontario (Canada) Comp System Sees Positive 2015 NumbersRead More
Employer Fined for Suspending Employee Reporting on Safety Concerns
CSX Transportation Inc. violated the anti-retaliation provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act …
Employer Fined for Suspending Employee Reporting on Safety ConcernsRead More
Florida OIR Responds to State Supreme Court Workers Comp Rulings
Recently, the Florida Supreme Court issued opinions in two cases with a potential impact on workers …
Florida OIR Responds to State Supreme Court Workers Comp RulingsRead More
