Workers Compensation National News & Articles

The following is the latest national news related to workers compensation issues. For local, regional news, please visit our state resources.

• Injured Worker Information
  California Gov, May 01, 2008
  Workers' comp insurance provides six basic benefits: medical care, temporary disability benefits, permanent disability benefits, supplemental job displacement benefits
  
  
• California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Function
  California Gov, Apr 16, 2008
  The statutory scheme for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board is set forth primarily in
  
  
• Back Injuries - Nations Number One Workplace Safety Problem
  OSHA Gov, Apr 01, 2008
  Preventing back injuries is a major workplace safety challenge
  
  
• Workers Compensation Insurance Program
  VIDOL Gov, Mar 13, 2008
  Workers Compensation is an insurance program that provides medical and disability benefits for work- elated injuries and diseases.
  
  
• OSHA Cites Denver Concrete Contractor Following Accident Injuring Employees
  OSHA Gov, Mar 01, 2008
  OSHA has proposed penalties against Concrete Express Inc of Denver for unsafe working conditions
  
  
• OSHA Fines Construction Contractors Following Asbestos Exposure Inspection
  Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Jan 02, 2008
  The inspection revealed that the two companies failed to take appropriate action to protect their employees
  
  
• OSHA Cites Four St. Louis Contractors Following Fatal Collapse
  Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Dec 26, 2007
  The investigation began in June after two employees from two different companies died and another seven were injured when a concrete column collapsed into St. Louis Bay
  
  
• OSHA Cites Midlands Contracting Inc. for Excavation Hazards Following Fatality
  Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Dec 18, 2007
  Two alleged willful violations of federal health and safety standards following a worker fatality
  
  
• Settlement with Union Labor Life Over Retirement Plan Fees
  U.S. Department of Labor, Dec 11, 2007
  The U.S. Department of Labor announced a settlement requiring Union Labor Life Insurance Co. to pay back fees and compensation to benefit plans that invested
  
  
• Department Recovers Back Pay for Employees
  U.S. Department of Labor, Dec 03, 2007
  Among this departments highest priorities is ensuring that workers are paid all the wages they have earned
  
  
• Penalties Following Fatality at Plant
  Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Nov 19, 2007
  OSHA opened an investigation following an employee fatality in May
  
  
• OSHA Proposes Penalties Against Lumber Mill Following Fatality
  Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Nov 14, 2007
  Penalties for 22 serious violations of federal workplace safety standards following a fatality at the plant in May 2007.
  
  
• Contractor Cited by OSHA Following Trench Collapse that Killed Employee
  Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Oct 22, 2007
  OSHA has cited Star Pak Contracting Inc. for alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards following the death of an employee.
  
  
• Statement by US Secretary of Labor Chao On 2006 Workplace Injury and Illness Rates
  Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Oct 18, 2007
  Rate is lowest ever recorded
  
  
• Risks for Fatal Heart Attacks in Fire Fighters
  NIOSH, Aug 17, 2007
  Fire fighters are dying on the job from heart attacks and other cardiovascular conditions
  
  
• Youth Are More At Risk For Workplace Injuries
  Staff Writer, Jul 26, 2007
  A recent study by the Institute for Work and Health suggests that young people and those who dropout of high school and enter the workforce after graduating are more at r
  
  
• Informaion About EMFs
  National Institute of Environmental Health Services, Jul 02, 2007
  Even though both electric and magnetic fields are present around electrical equipment and power lines, recent research has focused on potential health effects of magneti
  
  
• Fatal Fall at Webb Building in NY Leads to Fines
  OSHA, May 29, 2007
  The employees were working on the second floor, at the edge of deteriorated and missing floor sections that opened to the building's basement, when an employee fell
  
  
• Obese File Twice as Many Workers' Comp Claims
  nlm.nih.gov, Apr 30, 2007
  The study also found that obese workers in high-risk jobs incurred the highest medical and economic costs of all employees
  
  
• Employers Must Post Illness/Injury Summaries Beginning Feb. 1, 2007
  osha.gov, Feb 27, 2007
  OSHA today reminded employers they must post a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred during 2006
  
  
• Congressman Green Addresses Minimum Wage
  house.gov, Feb 13, 2007
  Green introduced H.R. 5731, the Living American Wage (LAW) Act, which would increase the minimum wage to $7.25 by 2007.
  
  
• Employer Costs For Employee Compensation
  bls.gov, Jan 04, 2007
  Survey measures employer costs for wages, salaries, and employee benefits for nonfarm private and state and local government workers.
  
  
• Ralphs Grocery Company Pays $70 Million to Resolve Criminal Case of Rehiring Workers During Labor Dispute
  US Department of Justice, Dec 07, 2006
  Paid $70 million dollars in criminal fines and compensation for Ralphs' workers, their health benefit and pension funds
  
  
• Cincinnati Construction Business Cited for Violations of Federal Trenching Regulations, Placing Workers in Danger
  US Department of Labor, Dec 01, 2006
  OSHA has proposed $142,000 in fines por serious violations of workplace safety
  
  
• Workers Compensation For Pesticide Poisoning
  CDC, Nov 01, 2006
  Extended for three years the federal government's initiative to reduce occupational
  
  
• Labor Department Recognizes The Energy Workers Compensation Program
  U.S. Department of Labor, Oct 25, 2006
  Over the past five years, more than 75,000 claims have been filed by workers or their families seeking benefits under the program
  
  
• U.S. DOL Announces $12 Million Settlement With The Estate Of Kenneth L. Lay
  Press Release, Sep 11, 2006
  granting a $12 million claim against his estate on behalf of participants covered by Enron's pension plans.
  
  
• DOL Recognizes Anniversary of Workers Compensation Program
  Department Of Labor, Aug 07, 2006
  The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) this month marks the fifth anniversary of administering the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Program
  
  
• WCMSA Appeal Rights For That CMS Has Determined
  cms.hhs.gov, Jun 14, 2006
  There are no appeal rights if a claimant or submitter disagrees with the WCMSA amount that CMS has determined protects Medicare's interests
  
  
• Disclosures For Workers Compensation Purposes
  hhs.gov, Oct 14, 2005
  The HIPAA privacy rule does not apply to entities that are either workers compensation insurers workers.
  
  
• Exposure To Solvents In The Work Place Can Cause Long Term Health Problems
  OSHA, Aug 16, 2005
  Once inhaled, the vapors which arise from solvents can directly irritate the upper respiratory tract
  
  
• Become Lost Over The Past Few Years
  ded.mo.gov, Jul 18, 2005
  The Whole Original Concept Has Become Lost Over The Past Few Years As Workers’ Compensation Costs Have Spiraled
  
  
• Workers’ Compensation Laws Are Administrative Systems
  senate.gov, Jun 28, 2005
  Workers’ Compensation Laws Are Administrative Systems That Make Payment Without Regard To Fault, Wage Loss And Degree Of Disability
  
  
• Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
  dol gov, May 11, 2005
  Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
  
  
• The Job Nasi Brief Social Insurance For Survivors Family Benefits From Social Security And Workers' Compensation
  National Academy of Social Insurance, May 02, 2005
  Survivor Benefits To Dependents Of Workers Killed On The Job Nasi Brief Social Insurance For Survivors Family Benefits
  
  
• Workplace Injuries Are Not Always Covered By Workers Compensation
  pressrelese, Mar 21, 2005
  The Spotsylvania County resident went to the doctor. And he expected that workers' compensation would cover his on-the-job injury. But the situation was more complicated
  
  
• Wage Loss Benefits Show That Increasing The Minimum Wage Creates Job
  biz yahoo, Mar 11, 2005
  Wage Loss Benefits Show That Increasing The Minimum Wage Creates Job Loss For Low-Skill Employees
  
  
• Hermes Sargent Bates Named One of Fastest-Growing Firms in Texas and Leads by Example in Attorney Diversity
  .businesswire, Mar 07, 2005
  Hermes Sargent Bates' Lawyers Recently Received Several High-Profile Awards, Including Texas Super Lawyers
  
  
• Slater's Companies Provided Employees Supposed To Provide Workers’ compensation Insurance
  preleases, Mar 04, 2005
  An owner of employment agencies that provided coal workers to many Kentucky mines was indicted yesterday
  
  
• Workers Compensation Bureau Submits WC Insurance Rate Filing to Division of Insurance
  .businesswire, Mar 01, 2005
  BOSTON March 1, 2005 The Workers' Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts (WCRIB) today recommended to the state Division of Insurance that average rat
  
  
• Former State Juvenile Training School Officer Charged with Workers Compensation Fraud
  CT Gov Article, Feb 23, 2005
  Explanation Of Government Employee Charged With Workers Compensation Fraud
  
  
• Workers Compensation Insurance Policies In Michigan
  MI Gov Article, Feb 11, 2005
  Description Of Workers Compensation Policies In Michigan
  
  
• Small increase in workers’ compensation rates proposed for 2005
  WA Gov Press Release, Jan 26, 2005
  How A Rise In Workers Comp Rates Will Affect You
  
  
• Am I covered if I get Hurt on the Job
  DOL Gov Site, Jan 19, 2005
  Determining wether or not you are covered in terms of workers comp
  
  
• Social Security: Libertarians have better idea
  The Observer, Oct 26, 2004
  Social Security: Libertarians have better idea
  
  
• Prevention is the Best Medicine
  osha, Oct 26, 2004
  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reaching out to educate employers, health care workers and the general public on OSHA's revision to the bloodborne pa
  
  
• $293 Million in Compensation Paid Out on First Anniversary
  DOL, Oct 26, 2004
  $293 million in compensation payments have been paid out to current and former nuclear weapon workers
  
  
• Ergonomics Guidelines Announced for the Nursing Home Industry
  osha, Oct 26, 2004
  OSHA's Guidelines for Nursing Homes focuses on practical recommendations for employers to reduce the number and severity of workplace injuries by using methods found to b
  
  
• Witnesses Testify on DOL Workers’ Compensation Program that Provides Benefits to Energy Employees with Occupational Illnesses
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Oct 26, 2004
  Witnesses before the House Workforce Protections Subcommittee today testified on a key workers’ compensation program that provides benefits to Department of Energy (DOE)
  
  

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