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The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his recovery period from a back surgery even though it had not been authorized by his authorized treating physician.
Gary Jaynes is a master electrician. He suffered injuries while working for Tempworks Management Services Inc. in 2017 when he was 55 years old.
The Workers' Compensation Commission found Jaynes was entitled to an 11% impairment… Read more »
An Ohio appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s award of attorney fees for a 2016 injury was subject to a statutory cap of $4,200.
Case: Russell v. McCloud, Nos. 2022-T-0017 and 2022-T-0048, 03/20/2023, published.
Facts and procedural history: Calvin Russell worked for the Ravenna Ohio Department of Transportation Mail Stop 1520. He filed a workers’ compensation claim for an alleged back injury he sustained in October 2016.
After Russell’s claim was denied and he was unable to obtain… Read more »A man who became trapped in a machine at a Bulls Gap, Tennessee, manufacturing plant died from his injuries on March 19, according to… Read more »
Workers' compensation mental injury benefits would be expanded to all New York workers who suffer from… Read more »
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An employee at an ice cream shop in Corvallis, Oregon, lost three fingers in a workplace accident on March 15, according to ABC TV affiliate KEZI in Springfield.
Using information taken from a GoFundMe account set up by her family, the station reported that 21-year-old Jordyn Martin was cleaning an ice cream machine at a Cold Stone Creamery when the rotors pulled her dominant hand, in which she… Read more »
New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would eliminate all language in the state’s workers' compensation law that would stop surviving spouses who are receiving death benefits from losing the benefits upon remarriage.
AB 5788, introduced Thursday and sent to the labor committee, amends current law that states a surviving spouse would lose… Read more »The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission's hearing site in Peoria has been reopened for proceedings.
Hearings will again be conducted in the sixth-floor training room of the Becker Building at 401 Main St. in Peoria.
The first trials at the location will be held April 3-6, with Arbitrator Bradley Gillespie… Read more »
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced on Thursday penalties against a McDonald’s franchise in Morristown, Tennessee, after a 15-year-old employee suffered hot oil burns while using a deep fryer.
While conducting a wage and hour investigation, OSHA discovered that Faris… Read more »
A lawn service company has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over claims it allowed employees to operate industrial lawnmowers without proper safety features during work at a U.S. Army base.
OSHA on Friday announced proposed penalties of $198,667 against Roseville, California-based PRIDE… Read more »
Thanks to expiring legislation and Cal/OSHA regulations, COVID-19 sick pay is no longer available for California employees.
California politicians and regulators have decided to excise COVID-19 sick leave from state laws and regulations in 2023. Previously, there were two ways employees could get COVID sick leave:
Regardless of how employees got… Read more »
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