A construction worker can’t file a negligence action against his supervisor despite the fact that the exclusive remedy provisions of Missouri’s workers compensation law didn’t cover co-workers at the time he was injured.

Clothing company American Apparel L.L.C. will pay a $1 million settlement for failing to provide a safe workplace after an employee died at a company worksite in Garden Grove, California.

Illinois businesses will see a 5.5% cut in workers compensation rates as of Jan. 1, 2015, a spokesman for the state said Tuesday.