- Settlement approved in fatal circus accident
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has approved a settlement over a fatal circus tent collapse in 2015.
- Immigration status not sole factor in injured worker’s employability
The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that immigration status can’t be used alone to determine if a worker’s comp benefits should continue.
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- Employers urged to stay abreast of medical marijuana advances
Employers are being urged to be careful not to discriminate against injured workers who use medical marijuana.
- Liberty Mutual appoints new Helmsman president
David Dwortz succeeds Debbie Michel, who was named executive vice president of national insurance casualty for Liberty Mutual in October.
- Nurse triage software offered for workers comp sector
Managed care company Enspiri Solutions L.L.C. has launched a nurse triage software program geared toward the workers compensation industry.
- OSHA sounds alarm on rising trench fatalities
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is concerned by a growing number of excavation fatalities in 2016, according to an agency official.
- OSHA warns of worker deaths tied to bandwidth sale, 5G rollout
The upcoming rollout of faster wireless internet access will increase workplace safety risks, according to an OSHA official.
- Washington state comp rates to increase slightly in 2017
The average premium for workers compensation coverage in Washington state will go up 0.7% in 2017.