Amazon warehouses are particularly unsafe during Prime Day and the holiday season because the company disregards safety protocols so workers can keep up with the
… Read more »The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it will publish in the federal register Tuesday a provision expanding the scope for toxic beryllium exposure for the
… Read more »A federal appellate court upheld an award of compensation under the Black Lung Benefits Act to a worker, finding that the time he spent as
… Read more »The U.S. Department of Labor will host an informational session in Lisle, Illinois, to discuss benefits available under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act.
… Read more »Physician assistants and nurse practitioners would be authorized to treat injured federal workers under a bill being debated in the U.S. House of Representatives.
HR 618, by
… Read more »The U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule that would require employers to develop an injury and illness prevention plan to control heat hazards
… Read more »A federal appellate court upheld a worker’s convictions and sentence to embezzlement and workers’ compensation fraud.
Case: U.S. v. Holmes, No. 23-4700, 06/21/2024, unpublished.
Facts
… Read more »A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits to a coal industry employee despite the administrative law judge’s evidentiary error.
Case: Coastal
… Read more »Physician charges per procedure performed increased by 11% in workers' compensation claims from 2020 through 2022, outpacing the Bureau of Labor and Statistics Consumer Price
… Read more »Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs this week signed into law legislation that would enable certain first responders diagnosed with job-related post-traumatic stress disorder to receive alternative
… Read more »May 12-14, 2025
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