Workplace safety
Of job holders in the United States, 58% the equivalent of 92 million people say they can work remotely at least part of the time
With more people working from home, workers compensation has become a 24-hour exposure for employers, some experts say.
With more people working from home, workers compensation has become a 24-hour exposure for employers, some experts say.
An appeals court in Texas on Wednesday ruled that a military contractor must prove a worker was an employee to avoid a substantial jury award over negligence stemming from a workplace accident in 2016.
An appeals court in Texas on Wednesday ruled that a military contractor must prove a worker was an employee to avoid a substantial jury award over negligence stemming from a workplace accident in 2016.
An Oregon State University study found an association with increasing temperatures and increased rates of injury claims that were more pronounced among workers in the agricultural and construction sectors.
An Oregon State University study found an association with increasing temperatures and increased rates of injury claims that were more pronounced among workers in the agricultural and construction sectors.
The Department of Industrial Relations Division of Workers Compensation and its Anti-Fraud Unit suspended 178 medical providers during the first eight months of 2022.
An Oregon State University study found an association with increasing temperatures and increased rates of injury claims that were more pronounced among workers in the agricultural and construction sectors.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $201,379 after finding a candy manufacturers plant in Bellwood, Illinois, continues to expose workers to amputation hazards and failed to utilize lockout procedures for the third time in five years.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $201,379 after finding a candy manufacturers plant in Bellwood, Illinois, continues to expose workers to amputation hazards and failed to utilize lockout procedures for the third time in five years.
California workers compensation insurers and self-insured employers can add licensed clinical social workers to their medical provider networks, under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday.
California workers compensation insurers and self-insured employers can add licensed clinical social workers to their medical provider networks, under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday.
A federal workplace safety investigation into a maintenance technicians fatal electrocution found an Ashland, Alabama, cabinet manufacturer might have prevented the incident by following required safety standards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday.
A federal workplace safety investigation into a maintenance technicians fatal electrocution found an Ashland, Alabama, cabinet manufacturer might have prevented the incident by following required safety standards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday.
A Brockton, Massachusetts-based contractor failed to adequately train its workers on a demolition plan and safety management system, resulting in a worker dying in a floor collapse this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday.
A Brockton, Massachusetts-based contractor failed to adequately train its workers on a demolition plan and safety management system, resulting in a worker dying in a floor collapse this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revised its guidelines to say that universal masking in health care settings may not be required if community transmission levels of COVID-19 are low.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revised its guidelines to say that universal masking in health care settings may not be required if community transmission levels of COVID-19 are low.
In separate enforcement actions, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division on Thursday announced fines totaling more than $144,000 to two contractors for repeat violations of fall protection rules.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday read through legislation that would expand the federal occupational illness program for energy workers.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday read through legislation that would expand the federal occupational illness program for energy workers.
In separate enforcement actions, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division on Thursday announced fines totaling more than $144,000 to two contractors for repeat violations of fall protection rules.