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MIOSHA and West Michigan Employers Stand Down to Raise Awareness of Trenching and Excavation Hazards
MIOSHA and West Michigan Employers Stand Down to Raise Awareness of Trenching and Excavation Hazards

 Lansing, MI ( WorkersCompensation.com) -  The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) joined with employers in west Michigan for Trench Safety Stand Down Week to reinforce the critical message of trench safety and help […]
US Department of Labor Cites Atlanta Recycling Company for Continually Exposing Workers to Chemical Hazards, Proposes $311K in Penalties
US Department of Labor Cites Atlanta Recycling Company for Continually Exposing Workers to Chemical Hazards, Proposes $311K in Penalties

Atlanta,GA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Federal workplace safety inspectors determined that an Atlanta recycling company exposed workers to hazardous chemicals without warning them of the risks. This is the third time since 2019 that the U.S. Department […]
Jury Awards $650K in Damages for Massachusetts Contractor’s Unlawful Retaliation Against Injured Immigrant Worker
Jury Awards $650K in Damages for Massachusetts Contractor’s Unlawful Retaliation Against Injured Immigrant Worker

Boston,MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A federal jury in the District of Massachusetts has found that a Massachusetts employer and his company retaliated against an employee who reported an on-the-job injury. The jury awarded $650,000 in damages […]
MEMIC Confers Horizon Scholarship on Four Collegians
MEMIC Confers Horizon Scholarship on Four Collegians

  Portland,ME (WorkersCompensation.com)  – Four college students with parents injured at work will be able to continue their educations with help from MEMIC.   MEMIC’s Harvey Picker Horizon Scholarship Program recipients for 2022 are Janly […]
Commissioner Gene McCaskill Elected Vice-Chair of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission
Commissioner Gene McCaskill Elected Vice-Chair of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission

Columbia, SC ( WorkersCompensation.com) - At the Business Meeting on June 20, 2022 Commissioner Barden resigned as Vice-Chair of the Commission in that she is retiring from the Commission on June 30 at the end […]
Furnace Worker Can't Collect Benefits over COVID-19 Infection
Furnace Worker Can't Collect Benefits over COVID-19 Infection

Cleveland, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) –Whether a worker can collect benefits for having contracted COVID-19 typically depends on how a state defines occupational disease.  The issue of whether a furnace operator was entitled to benefits over his […]
6 Cybersecurity Risks to Businesses
6 Cybersecurity Risks to Businesses

Summary: No organization, no matter the size, is immune from a cyber attack. Learn the six trending cybersecurity issues that could wreak havoc on a business and find out how to prevent them. Every employer faces […]
Oregon OSHA Launches New, Free Resources to Help Employers Understand and Comply With Rule Protecting Workers Against Wildfire Smoke
Oregon OSHA Launches New, Free Resources to Help Employers Understand and Comply With Rule Protecting Workers Against Wildfire Smoke

Salem,OR ( WorkersCompensation.com)  — As a rule addressing protections for workers against potential exposure to wildfire smoke is set to take effect July 1, Oregon OSHA encourages employers and workers to use new resources developed by […]