Uncategorized Pressure to meet earnings expectations negatively impacts worker safety 3 Mar 201719 Feb 2017 New research in the Journal of Accounting and Economics, "Earnings expectations and employee safety" examined the relation between workplace safety and managers' attempts to meet earnings expectations. The finding: significantly…
Uncategorized Top 10 Non-Fatal Work Related Injuries 1 Mar 201718 Feb 2017 Overexertion tops list of serious, nonfatal work injuries for third straight year - Liberty Mutual The 2017 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index uses Liberty Mutual workers' comp claims data, as…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 13 Feb 201716 Jan 2017 Court denies preliminary injunction on new rules on drug testing, retaliation claims, and accident reporting The Federal District Court has denied industry's request to enjoin new rules on mandatory post-accident…
Uncategorized Award-winning employers’ successful workers’ comp strategies 3 Feb 201716 Jan 2017 Risk & Insurance's Teddy Awards recognize excellence in workers' compensation risk management that reduces the number and cost of injuries to workers in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. This year's…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 16 Jan 20177 Dec 2016 Anti-retaliation provisions effective now The enforcement of anti-retaliation provisions in the injury and illness tracking rule went into effect December 1, after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 29 Dec 201612 Apr 2022 Enforcement of anti-retaliation provisions of injury and illness tracking rule delayed until December 1 The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas requested the delay to allow additional…
Uncategorized Things you should know 26 Dec 20167 Dec 2016 Workers' Comp benefits decline while employer costs rise Workers' Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs provides comprehensive data on workers' compensation benefits, coverage, and employer costs for the nation, the states,…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 21 Dec 201620 Nov 2016 ADA Truck company's sleep study requirement based on driver BMI upheld by eighth circuit court The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit allowed Crete Carrier Corporation's driver sleep…
Uncategorized OSHA’s top 10 most cited violations for FY 2016 28 Nov 201620 Nov 2016 While year after year OSHA's top ten most frequently cited standards remain relatively unchanged, they provide important insight into OSHA's focus on certain hazards, as well as areas that employers…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 31 Oct 201626 Sep 2016 Workers' Compensation Failure to provide required notices means insurer must pay seven-year-old claim - California In Truck Insurance Exchange v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd, the Court of Appeal of California…
