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New WCRI Study Compares Physicians’ Involvement in the Workers’ Compensation System across 34 States
New WCRI Study Compares Physicians’ Involvement in the Workers’ Compensation System across 34 States

Cambridge, MA ( WorkersCompensation.com) ―A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) helps policymakers and stakeholders get an informed view about access to providers in their states by describing the medical workforce treating […]
Black EOE Journal names Erie Insurance to its 2023 spring ‘Best of the Best’ insurance companies list
Black EOE Journal names Erie Insurance to its 2023 spring ‘Best of the Best’ insurance companies list

Erie,PA (WorkersCompensation.com)  – Erie Insurance (ERIE) has been named a top insurance company by the Black EOE Journal (BEOEJ), as part of the business magazine’s 2023 Spring “Best of the Best” list. The Black EOE Journal research team […]
US Department of Labor, industry leaders focus on small steps for big safety impact during 2023 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week, March 27-31
US Department of Labor, industry leaders focus on small steps for big safety impact during 2023 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week, March 27-31

Washington,DC (WorkersCompensation.com) ‒ Once inside a grain storage bin, a worker can find themselves engulfed or trapped by flowing grain in just seconds. In 2021, 38 percent of reported grain engulfments turned deadly because required […]
US Department of Labor announces findings of impact inspections at US mines with histories of repeated health or safety violations
US Department of Labor announces findings of impact inspections at US mines with histories of repeated health or safety violations

Washington,DC (WorkersCompensation.com)  – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today released the findings of monthly impact inspections at 25 U.S. mines in January and February 2023. MSHA conducts impact inspections at mines that merit […]
US Department of Labor finds lawn service contractor ignored safety standards, allowed workers to operate riding mowers dangerously at Fort Campbell
US Department of Labor finds lawn service contractor ignored safety standards, allowed workers to operate riding mowers dangerously at Fort Campbell

Fort Campbell,KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A federal workplace safety inspection of a lawn service contractors’ operations at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, has found the company ignored safety requirements to save time, including removing safety guards on industrial […]
US Department of Labor, Trumbull Corp. partner to protect workers on Berkeley County, West Virginia, highway construction project
US Department of Labor, Trumbull Corp. partner to protect workers on Berkeley County, West Virginia, highway construction project

Berkley,WV (WorkersCompensation.com) - Partnership description: The partnership seeks to prevent worker injuries and exposure to hazards by developing a public-private approach to safety and health during construction of a three-mile, four-lane highway in Berkeley Springs, West […]
WCIRB Report Compares Telehealth to In-Person Services in California Workers’ Comp
WCIRB Report Compares Telehealth to In-Person Services in California Workers’ Comp

Oakland, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has released a new report, Telehealth Services in the California Workers’ Compensation System. The report reviews the characteristics of telehealth services provided in […]
Department of Labor finds Tennessee McDonald’s franchisee endangered minor who suffered deep fryer burn, assesses $3K civil penalty
Department of Labor finds Tennessee McDonald’s franchisee endangered minor who suffered deep fryer burn, assesses $3K civil penalty

Morristown,TN – A U.S. Department of Labor child labor investigation has found that the operator of a McDonald’s franchise location in Morristown assigned a 15-year-old employee – who suffered hot oil burns while using a deep […]