A former New York corrections officer who took more than $35,000 in workers' compensation indemnity benefits to which he was not entitled pleaded guilty Thursday
… Read more »The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it cited a New Jersey frozen food company after a worker suffered an amputation injury
… Read more »The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it has settled with a Pennsylvania manufacturer to resolve litigation over a health and safety citation.
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… Read more »Lawmakers in Connecticut introduced a bill Thursday that addresses warehouse worker performance quotas and other issues that labor advocates say have led to a steady increase
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for additional benefits for a back injury.
Case: Faulkner v. Ann’s Choice Inc.
… Read more »The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that settlement language purporting to release “unknown” claims is not enforceable.
Case: Sundheim v. Montana Health Network, No. 2024-00347,
… Read more »A divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation was entitled to recoup an overpayment of benefits to a worker between the
… Read more »State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced reappointments to organizations that influence policy and regulation of the workers' compensation industry in the Golden State.
Lara reappointed Andrew Chick
… Read more »While inflation in the general economy has slowed since 2022, workers' compensation payment growth is still higher than in 2020, experts with the Workers Compensation
… Read more »Psychosocial factors can hamper recovery from lower-back pain and be a stronger cost driver than some catastrophic injuries, analysts with the Workers Compensation Research Institute
… Read more »Sep 2-4, 2025
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