by Kelia Scott | Jun 24, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine published a paper in their June issue which investigates a range of influences on workplace productivity loss and found that mental and physical health are the most important factors affecting workplace...
by Kelia Scott | Jun 24, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
An employee who fell off a ladder at a work site in Arizona was determined not to be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits because he set his own hours and method of work. Miguel Espitia fell on July 2016 and injured his knee. He listed USW/CAT Construction and...
by Kelia Scott | Jun 20, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut signed a bill that will expand workers’ compensation coverage for first responders in select situations that result in mental or emotional impairments, and not just physical injuries. Senate Bill 164 makes first responders like...
by Kelia Scott | Jun 18, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited the owner of a home improvement company in Maine after a worker fell off a roof and died. Inspectors found that the owner of the company knowingly failed to ensure...
by Kelia Scott | Jun 17, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
In a case out of Colorado, the state Supreme Court determined that the penalties assessed against a company for failing to maintain workers’ comp insurance may have been excessive in nature. The Court remanded the case to determine a fine that was proportional to the...
