by admin | Nov 5, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
Motor vehicle accidents are the number one cause of job related deaths in the United States, it is also a huge cause of workers compensation in Colorado. The CDC has MVA’s listed as the top cause of work related deaths, insurance companies list slips and falls...
by admin | Nov 1, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
Nine residents of Ohio and West Virginia have filed lawsuits against DuPont Chemical Co. The lawsuit claims that DuPont Co. based out of Wilmington,DE knowingly contaminated drinking water with a dangerous chemical known as C8 which they used at their West Virginia...
by admin | Oct 31, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
Team Transport Inc which is part of the Sherman Brothers Trucking Inc family has been cited by OSHA and fined $113,400 for 11 health and safety violations following the death of a worker. An investigation was launched in April after a temporary worker was cleaning out...
by admin | Oct 30, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
Former President and owner of Port Arthur and Environmental Services has been sentenced to one year in prison by a federal judge for safety crimes that led to an employees fatality. Matthew Lawrence Bowman – 41 of Houston plead guilty to violating the...
by admin | Oct 29, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
California Division of Workers Compensation has reached a deal between seven UFCW local unions, Vons and Super A Foods to allow them to participate in the state’s carve-out program. This program covers about 55% of the California workforce, this agreement just...