Workers' Compensation
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Reporting Requirements The new EPA asbestos reporting rule requires certain entities that manufactured, imported, or processed asbestos from 2019 to 2022 with annual sales of $500,000 or more to report their asbestos use. The naturally occurring mineral has been used in products for its insulating properties for decades.
Workers' Compensation
APRIL 5, 2022
The workers’ compensation system has been plagued by an epidemic of industrial illness, including asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, flowing from exposure to asbestos fiber in the workplace. While chlorine is a commonly used disinfectant in water treatment, there are only 10 chlor-alkali plants in the U.S.
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Workers' Compensation
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANTS An Alameda Superior Court jury found the manufacturer of American Airlines’ uniforms responsible for causing debilitating illnesses to four of the airline’s flight attendants, setting the stage for hundreds more cases filed by employees against the company. Million award.
Workers' Compensation
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
-RISK PREVENTION An insurance company could use AI to identify workers’ compensation claims data patterns. The company has found that specific industries, such as construction and manufacturing or a particular chemical producer, have a higher rate of claims than others.
Workers' Compensation
SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
link] CELLPHONE ADOPTION ACCELERATES Cell phones have become an essential tool in the workplace and a significant source of revenue for their manufacturers. Motorola launched the initial commercial cellular network in 1973 as a 1G analog system. Frontiers in Public Health , 7. That is not the case for cellphone radiation.
Workers' Compensation
JULY 3, 2022
A divided NJ Supreme Court upheld a verdict for an employee who suffered mesothelioma, a fatal cancer, as a result of a product manufacturer’s failure to warn of the lethal nature of the product in the workplace. The occupationally exposed employee worked at an adhesive manufacturing plant in Bloomfield NJ between 1954 and 1994.
Workers' Compensation
MAY 30, 2022
The “exclusivity doctrine,” permitting a complete recovery of damages against an employer, limits an injured worker’s benefit recovery to the compensation system, barring an intentional tort. In August 2016, the worker slipped and fell on a pre-manufactured six-and-a-half-foot metal ramp that descended from the loading dock.
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