Construction contractors and subcontractors must be aware of increasing environmental risks, particularly related to asbestos claims, and costly construction defect claims.

The California Department of Industrial Relations has stayed more than 200,000 liens worth a combined claim value of over $1 billion associated with 75 medical providers facing criminal fraud charges.

The Oregon workers compensation system’s total-cases incidence rate for injury and illness frequencies was 3.7 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015, a 38% decline from 2002, the state’s Department of Consumer and Business Services reported.

An appeals court on Thursday affirmed former Massey Energy Co. CEO Donald Blankenship’s conviction for conspiring to violate federal mine safety laws and regulations.

An appeals court has upheld $167,811.62 in PTD benefits to a deceased worker, as well as more than $500 in lifetime weekly workers comp benefits to his wife.

A 47-year-old former New York Police Department lieutenant appears to be on a roll(ercoaster) with early retirement.

“Companies cited repeatedly for the same safety violations demonstrate a lack of concern for employee safety,” an OSHA official said.

The new rule, originally proposed in June 2016, is expected to be published in the Federal Register on Jan. 23 and take effect May 23.