Flash: Dramatic Increases in Fed, Cal/OSHA Penalties?
Language in a congressional budget bill would increase Fed-OSHA penalties tenfold for certain violations. Would Cal/OSHA be forced to follow suit? Workers’ Comp Executive
Florida: County aims to decrease workers’ comp claims
Putnam County, Florida commissioners on Tuesday worried about jobsite safety before approving a $44,000 agreement with a workers’ compensation administrator. Palatka Daily News [may require registration]
Massachusetts workers’ compensation: Retirement voluntariness
Where an administrative judge dismissed an employee’s claims for weekly compensation benefits, that decision should be upheld because the employee’s retirement was voluntary. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly [may require registration]
Union nurses say hospitals aren’t following COVID-19 mandates
Hospitals are not fully compliant with Fed-OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standards that took full effect July 21, according to a survey of 5,000 registered nurses conducted by National Nurses United. Becker’s Hospital Review