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.
Workers compensation systems are creatures of statute, and state supreme courts throughout the country have recently addressed how to interpret laws relating to sovereign immunity, special circumstances warranting benefit increases, admissibility of medical reports, and the compensability of mental injury claims.
This years dearth of enacted COVID-19 legislation that would affect workers compensation is an indication that lawmakers have lost their appetite for measures to address the pandemics effect on worker infections, insurance experts say.
A California appellate court on Monday ruled that a state presumption doctrine on who controls an employees work barred an injured worker from suing a company that contracted with his employer to perform work.
The growing use of industrial robots by manufacturers in the automotive and other sectors has helped improve overall productivity and workplace safety, but companies need to assess the risks of individual robotic applications they deploy to ensure adequate safety protections are in place, experts say.
A California appellate court on Monday ruled that a state presumption doctrine on who controls an employees work barred an injured worker from suing a company that contracted with his employer to perform work.
The growing use of industrial robots by manufacturers in the automotive and other sectors has helped improve overall productivity and workplace safety, but companies need to assess the risks of individual robotic applications they deploy to ensure adequate safety protections are in place, experts say.
Workers compensation insurer AF Group cut its budget for site safety visits by half in one year after introducing technology in 2021 that enabled on-site risk professionals to remotely gauge workers ergonomics to prevent injuries.
Workers compensation insurer AF Group cut its budget for site safety visits by half in one year after introducing technology in 2021 that enabled on-site risk professionals to remotely gauge workers ergonomics to prevent injuries.
A first-of-its-kind law in Ohio gives employees who work from home parameters for what constitutes a work-related injury outside of the employers physical domain, an issue that has been raised in courtrooms across the country with varying results.
A first-of-its-kind law in Ohio gives employees who work from home parameters for what constitutes a work-related injury outside of the employers physical domain, an issue that has been raised in courtrooms across the country with varying results.
The number of injured workers using topical medications rose 4.7% in 2021, according to a report released Tuesday by Enlyte Group LLC subsidiary Mitchell International Inc.
The number of injured workers using topical medications rose 4.7% in 2021, according to a report released Tuesday by Enlyte Group LLC subsidiary Mitchell International Inc.
A unanimous Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an injured workers settlement with his employer exhausted his administrative remedies and that he could proceed with a bad faith claim against the employer.
A unanimous Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an injured workers settlement with his employer exhausted his administrative remedies and that he could proceed with a bad faith claim against the employer.
McNeil & Co., a specialized risk management and insurance company, and the Cannabis Association of New York on Monday announced the formation of a workers compensation safety group for the New York cannabis industry, under the approval of the New York State Insurance Fund.