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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

I’ve mapped the values from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics release to illustrate the relative size of each component of employee compensation for the average hour worked by a civilian worker. Note: Canadian and Australian data are not available in the same format. What is critical is how “payroll” figures into the process.

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Hppy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

For a more detailed overview of the workers compensation system and its role in the workplace, you might find What HR Should Understand About Workers’ Compensation particularly helpful. For HR professionals, it’s essential to understand that workers comp is designed to handle most, but not all, workplace injury cases.

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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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