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Friday, March 18, 2022

Worker Struck by Air Hose Can Proceed With Labor Law Claims

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker could proceed with his Labor Law claim for injuries from being struck in the face by

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Plastics Recycler Faces $88K in Fines

  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration imposed penalties of $88,423 on a Pennsylvania plastics recycling processor for permitting the development of a workplace hazard.

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Friday, March 18, 2022

State Rep. Takes on Worker Misclassification

  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Topic: NORTH
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State Rep. John Galloway says he will push for labor reform following a task force's recommendations to curb worker misclassification in Pennsylvania.

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

OSHA Cites Hot Tub Manufacturer for Chemical Exposure

  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Pennsylvania hot tub manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to a dangerous chemical.

In November 2021,

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

OSHA Dings Trash-Burning Plant for Toxic Workplace Hazards

  • State: Massachusetts
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration imposed penalties of $26,107 against a bankrupt waste facility in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for exposing workers to hazardous, chemical-laden smoke.

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

Cop in Beating Incident Gets $190,000 Comp Settlement

  • State: Minnesota
  • Topic: NORTH
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The City of Minneapolis has awarded a $190,000 workers' comp settlement to an officer who was involved in an alleged police brutality incident that is

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Medical Fee Review Hearing Officers Can Determine Who Qualifies as 'Provider'

  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a medical fee review hearing officer has jurisdiction to determine the identity of the providers who treated an

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Denial of Benefits Doesn't Bar Worker From Trying to Reopen Claim

  • State: Iowa
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker should have been granted an opportunity to reopen her claim after a denial of her request

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Construction Superintendent Dies After Workplace Injury

  • State: Kansas
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun an investigation into a fatal accident at a Wichita, Kansas, water plant construction site, according to the

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

State Employee Accused of Workers' Compensation Fraud

  • State: Connecticut
  • Topic: NORTH
  • - Popular with: Employer
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A Cromwell, Connecticut, woman faces charges that she collected workers' compensation benefits even though she was still working, according to a report by a CBS

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