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Outdoor workers would gain increased protection from heat exposure in proposed rule update
Outdoor workers would gain increased protection from heat exposure in proposed rule update

Tumwater,WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -  A new proposal this week to update Washington’s permanent heat rules would increase protections for agricultural, construction, and other workers exposed to dangerous outdoor temperatures on the job. The Washington State Department of […]
Federal investigation of teen worker’s fall from New Castle store roof finds Georgia contractor violated child labor, overtime, worker safety laws
Federal investigation of teen worker’s fall from New Castle store roof finds Georgia contractor violated child labor, overtime, worker safety laws

New Castle, PA (WorkersCompensation.com)  – A federal investigation into why a 17-year-old worker – who fell 24 feet from the roof of a New Castle, Pennsylvania, home improvement store in October 2022 – was doing […]
National Firefighters Union Battles Cancer Causing Protective Gear
National Firefighters Union Battles Cancer Causing Protective Gear

(WorkCompAcademy)The International Association of Fire Fighters is a labor union representing paid full-time firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO in […]
Cal/OSHA Cites Sterilization Company $838, 800 for Overexposing Employees to Toxic Chemical
Cal/OSHA Cites Sterilization Company $838, 800 for Overexposing Employees to Toxic Chemical

Santa Ana (WorkersCompensation.com) - Cal/OSHA issued 18 citations, including six citations for willful-serious violations, to Parter Medical Products, Inc. for failing to protect its employees from overexposure to ethylene oxide, a toxic chemical. A willful […]
CWCI Documents Recent California Workers Comp Professional Medical Service Treatment Patterns
CWCI Documents Recent California Workers Comp Professional Medical Service Treatment Patterns

Oakland,CA (WorkersCompensation.com)  – A new study finds treatment patterns for California workers’ comp professional medical services have stabilized in recent years, with only minor changes in the utilization rates and volume of services rendered to […]
ASSP Remembers Deadly Factory Fire and Supports Worker Memorial
ASSP Remembers Deadly Factory Fire and Supports Worker Memorial

Park Ridge, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Workplace safety and health became national news more than 100 years ago this week when the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City led to the deaths of 146 garment workers […]
Sanderson Firm's Brendon De Souza is Named as a 2023 RISE Award Winner – '35 Under 35'
Sanderson Firm's Brendon De Souza is Named as a 2023 RISE Award Winner – '35 Under 35'

We are excited to announce that Brendon De Souza, Managing Attorney of Sanderson Firm, is named as one of the 2023 Rising Insurance Star Executives (RISE) Award 35 Under 35 Winners! Each year, RISE recognizes […]
DAS Announces First-in-the-Nation Registered Apprenticeship Formula Funding: Apprenticeship Innovation Funding (AIF) State program will help expand registered apprenticeships across many sectors
DAS Announces First-in-the-Nation Registered Apprenticeship Formula Funding: Apprenticeship Innovation Funding (AIF) State program will help expand registered apprenticeships across many sectors

Oakland,CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and its Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) are excited to announce the launch of a groundbreaking funding initiative, Apprenticeship Innovation Funding (AIF). This program will […]

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