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The Commission names Shannon Dion as Director of the Virginia Victims Fund
The Commission names Shannon Dion as Director of the Virginia Victims Fund

[Richmond, Virginia]- The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission is pleased to announce Shannon Dion as the new Director of the Virginia Victims Fund. The Fund, officially known as the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, is a division of […]
Deadly gamble: Ohio contractor with history of violations endangers workers at 3 trench sites in a week; damaged safety gear found at site of worker’s death
Deadly gamble: Ohio contractor with history of violations endangers workers at 3 trench sites in a week; damaged safety gear found at site of worker’s death

Monroeville,OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -  An Ohio excavation contractor, cited six times since 2017 for ignoring federal trench-safety rules, allowed employees to work with damaged safety equipment on July 26, 2022, the day a 33-year-old worker in […]
NCCI's Court Case Update, Montana – January 2023
NCCI's Court Case Update, Montana – January 2023

Barnhart v. Montana State Fund On December 27, 2022, the Supreme Court of Montana, in Barnhart v. Montana State Fund, clarified the permanent partial disability (PPD) benefit rate calculation for employees with concurrent jobs, holding that […]
DWC Accepting Applications for Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) Examination April 15 through 22, 2023
DWC Accepting Applications for Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) Examination April 15 through 22, 2023

San Bernardino,CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is now accepting applications for the Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) examination for April 2023. The examination will be held between April 15, 2023 and April […]
Apprenticeship Training Connected With Safer Workplaces, Fewer Injuries
Apprenticeship Training Connected With Safer Workplaces, Fewer Injuries

Tumwater,WA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Apprenticeship programs result in safer workers. That’s the conclusion of a first-of-its-kind study by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). As apprenticeship programs continue to grow, they could reduce […]
Two Commission Deputy Commissioners Are Now Also Certified Mediators
Two Commission Deputy Commissioners Are Now Also Certified Mediators

[Richmond, Virginia]- The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission is pleased to announce two Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission Deputy Commissioners, have been certified by the Supreme Court as certified mediators. Deputy Commissioner John T. Cornett (top left) […]
US Department of Labor Announces Annual Adjustments To OSHA Civil Penalties For 2023
US Department of Labor Announces Annual Adjustments To OSHA Civil Penalties For 2023

Washington,DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor announced changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2023. In 2015, Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment […]
US Department of Labor Cites Eversource Energy Service Co. For Willful, Serious Violations After Fatal Beacon Hill Arc Flash, Blast In Boston
US Department of Labor Cites Eversource Energy Service Co. For Willful, Serious Violations After Fatal Beacon Hill Arc Flash, Blast In Boston

Braintree,MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Eversource Energy Service Co. for five violations of workplace safety standards after its investigation of a fatal arc flash and arc blast in […]

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