by Kelia Scott | Jan 21, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
An Ohio-based grain handling company was fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after alleged safety violations led to the deaths of two employees last year. The Andersons Inc. was fined by OSHA for $291,716 after the administration found grain...
by Kelia Scott | Jan 20, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
An employer in Pennsylvania may be required to reimburse a pharmacy for an expensive compound cream prescribed to a worker for his shoulder injury, because the employer failed to seek utilization review. In the case of Workers’ First Pharmacy Services LLC v. Bureau of...
by Kelia Scott | Jan 16, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Florida Roofing Experts Inc., a Jacksonville area roofing contractor owned by Travis Slaughter for failing to protect workers from falls at two sites in Fleming Island,...
by Kelia Scott | Jan 15, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
A New York appellate court upheld an earlier decision that said a college employee had suffered a 55% loss of wage-earning capacity after workplace exposure to mold and chemicals at the school. Aurelio Castano worked for Westchester Community College as a technical...
by Kelia Scott | Jan 14, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
A New York appellate court affirmed a ruling from the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board that an injured employee made materially false statements in order to get workers’ comp benefits, even though the main part of the employer’s evidence of fraud was hearsay. The...
