Ohio bill takes aim at workers’ compensation injuries at home
Workers’ compensation injuries taking place at home would look more like injuries suffered in an office if a bill passed recently by the Ohio House eventually becomes law. House Bill 447 would eliminate at-home injuries suffered by employees working from that were not a direct result of a typical work. State law does not currently differentiate injuries from injuries sustained by work-from-home employees that are outside of the employer’s control. The bill received support from the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business and now heads to the Ohio Senate. The Ohio Star
Bus driver beaten on his route is denied workers’ comp
A Virginia bus driver who was threatened and then attacked by an unruly passenger last October was suspended without pay for one day, on grounds he did not properly de-escalate the situation, subsequenlty had his workers’ compensation claim for a concussion denied by his employer. WTVR
After refuting employee claims that they were being exposed to a toxic chemical that gave them serious respiratory issues, poultry company Mountaire Farms was fined last week by the North Carolina Department of Labor for allegedly failing to provide employees with effective information and training regarding the use of a corrosive chemical that can cause severe skin burns, eye damage, and respiratory irritation. This is the second time in three years that the company has been cited for a similar violation. The Pulse
New traumatic brain injury guidelines from New York WCB take effect in May
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has announced that the new medical treatment guidelines, including new guidelines covering Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), are scheduled to become effective on May 2. Several attorneys with Goldberg Segalla discuss. JD Supra