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Aluminum Shapes LLC will affirm a $1 million penalty and accept 10 willful, 15 repeat and 55 serious violations and one other-than-serious citation in a settlement agreement to resolve two long-running U.S. Department of Labor […]

Every once in a while a story crosses the Cluttered Desk that eventually forces me to apologize to someone somewhere for their offended sensitivities. This particular tale, however, is prompting me to apologize in advance […]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) OSHA withdraws portions of COVID-19 temporary standard for health care On December 27, OSHA announced the withdrawal of non-recordkeeping portions of the emergency temporary standard (ETS) for the […]

In today’s marketplace, countless vendors and technologies claim to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) or automate manual claims processes. One could argue that starting with the very first computer, this is what everyone has been working […]

I have written many times on prepping for the federalization of Workers Comp. The Nixon Administration’s efforts to possibly make Workers Comp a federal insurance program was unknown to me at the time I wrote many of […]

You probably know someone who is struggling. The world in which we live is filled with potential challenges and stressors. They may be professional, personal, or otherwise. They may give rise to symptoms or signs, […]

COVID is the most extensive occupational exposure event in the history of the United States. Workplaces are now primed for a massive wave of compensation claims due to the Omicron variant. A recent study provides […]

Reportedly, I’m of Greek heritage. I don’t speak Greek, and I don’t know the Greek alphabet. But if it has the same number of letters as the English alphabet, we’ve at least reached the fifteenth […]