Carjacked New York City deliveryman fights for workers’ comp
A Manhattan bread delivery man who was carjacked while on the job is facing more than $100,000 in medical bills, but the bakery is claiming he is not entitled to workers’ compensation. While delivering bread to restaurants, he left the van idling with his teenage son inside. Police say a man jumped in the van, punched the son in the head, and drove off. When the deliveryman tried to stop the suspect by grabbing onto a door handle, the vehicle backed up, breaking the man’s leg and hand before crashing into a building. The owner of the bakery denies he employs the driver. CBS New York [with video]
In Texas, a rare workers’ comp win against meatpacking giant
A former meatpacking employee has won what appears to be the first workers’ compensation settlement for contracting COVID-19 at a Texas meat processing facility, a ruling that may bode well for scores of other meat industry employees who are pursuing, or may pursue, workers’ comp for contracting the virus. The Fern
Tanker repair company owner pleads guilty to violations related to explosion
The owner of a tanker testing and repair company has pleaded guilty to making an illegal repair to a cargo tanker in violation of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act HMTA and then lying to Fed-OSHA, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. The case arose from an explosion that occurred during a cargo tanker repair in August 2018, severely injuring an employee. The Trucker
Alabama legalizes medical cannabis while allowing employers discretion
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed Alabama’s new medical cannabis law, making it the 37th state to legalize cannabis for medical purposes. While the law grants individuals with certain health conditions access to medical cannabis, it provides almost no employment protections for doing so, and imposes no new obligations on employers, write three attorneys with the Littler firm. JD Supra