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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
California's WVPP Legislation: A Potential Benefit for Workers and Industry?
Monday, March 25, 2024
Analysis of US EPA's Draft Risk Evaluation for Formaldehyde and Worker Health
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) draft risk evaluation of formaldehyde, released on March 15, 2024, raises significant concerns for worker health and worker compensation risk exposure.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
The New York Game: A Baseball Tale Steeped in Labor Struggles
Monday, March 18, 2024
US Bans Asbestos
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
OSHA Fines Paterson NJ Contractor $1Million for Fall Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a New Jersey contractor for again exposing workers to fall hazards, this time while working at a construction site in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
OSHA Fines NJ Container Company $437,860 for Safety and Health Violation
A transportation company faces $437,860 in federal penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated its Paulsboro, NJ, location and found workplace safety and health hazards.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Long Overdue Public Safety Worker Coverage
Legislation has been reintroduced to provide workers’ compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed an occupational illness or injury flowing from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A closer look at the legislation reveals that it removes defenses such as causal relationship, statute of limitations, and jurisdiction. Complicated statutory and regulatory challenges may ultimately offset the benefits offered.
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
NJ Expands Compensation Benefits for First Responders
NJ Governor Phil Murphy signed A-5909/S-4267, which revises workers' compensation coverage for certain injuries to certain volunteer and professional public safety and law enforcement personnel. The bill amends current workers’ compensation law to add that a response to an emergency, including work sufficient to cause certain injuries or death, is compensable.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
OSHA Cites Oakland NJ Company with $257,931 in Penalties
A U.S. Department of Labor inspection in June 2023 at an Oakland, NJ manufacturing company — that followed reports of two workers being injured — found employees exposed to dozens of serious safety and health hazards.
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Top Blog Posts of 2023
It has been a busy year for the Workers' Compensation blog. This blog has had over 2 million views. Here is a list of the most popular posts in 2023.
Happy New Year!
Monday, December 18, 2023
TSCA Update
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is beginning the process of prioritizing five additional toxic chemicals for risk evaluation under the nation’s premier chemical safety law. If, during the 12-month-long statutory process, the EPA designates these five chemicals as high-priority substances, the EPA will then begin risk evaluations for these chemicals.
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Analysis of the OSHA Report on Severe Injury: A Seven-Year Lookback
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published the "Severe Injury Report: A Seven-Year Lookback" summarizing employer-reported inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, and eye losses from 2015 to 2021. This report provides valuable insights into the prevalence and nature of severe workplace injuries, helping identify areas for improvement in workplace safety.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Toxic Flight Attendant Uniforms Result in a $1.1 Million Verdict
Wearing an employer-designated work uniform shouldn’t result in severe and debilitating occupational exposures. Unfortunately, some American Airlines flight attendants suffered injuries from wearing the flight uniforms prescribed by their employer. The lawsuit that they filed lawsuit resulted in a $1.1 Million award.
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Preparing for the Next Epidemic of Occupational Disease
A recently published standard establishes minimum requirements to reduce the risk of disease transmission by exposure to infectious aerosols in new buildings, existing buildings, and major renovations.
Friday, October 20, 2023
New EPA Rule Will Lighten the Burden of Proving an Asbestos-Related Disease Claim
In many occupational asbestos claims, it has been challenging to establish that asbestos fiber was used in the workplace. That will soon change under recently announced US Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] Rules.
Monday, October 16, 2023
Wayne NJ Contractor Fined $180K for Exposing Workers to Energized Power Lines
The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a settlement agreement with a New Jersey building contractor who allowed their subcontractors' employees to work in close proximity to high-voltage power lines at a Paterson work site in 2021 and 2022.
Friday, September 29, 2023
Impacts of a Governmental Shutdown
The effects of a government shutdown on state workers' compensation systems and their integration with Social Security will vary depending on the specific circumstances of each state. However, some general trends can be expected.
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Occupational Exposure to Cellphone Radiation
Last week, the French government requested that Apple stop selling the iPhone 12 model because of excessive radiation detected during recent tests. The Agence National des FrĂ©quences [ANFR] stated that “…Apple must immediately take all measures to prevent the availability on the market of the phones concerned present in the supply chain. Regarding phones already sold, Apple must take corrective measures as soon as possible to make the phones concerned compliant. Otherwise, it will be up to Apple to recall them.”
Monday, August 28, 2023
Airline Ground Crew Fatalities Result in FFA Safety Alert
Recent fatal accidents at airports involving ground crew personnel drew the attention of The Federal Aviation Administration.
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Amazon Cited by OSHA for NJ Warehouse Safety Violations
A federal workplace safety investigation has again found workers at an Amazon fulfillment center exposed to ergonomic hazards, this time at a Logan Township facility.