Where a restaurant owner hired an experienced remodeler to complete work at the restaurant prior to its opening, neither the owner nor the restaurant was engaged in the “construction industry,” held the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Accordingly... Read More

Silicosis, an occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust, can be traced back to ancient Greeks and Romans. In the early 18th century, the noted Italian physician Bernardino Ramazzini observed sand-like substances in the... Read More

Study Shows Whites Receive Higher Benefits Than Other Groups for Comparable Harm Despite the basic workers’ compensation principle that every claimant should receive equal medical and wage-loss benefits for the same type of compensable injury... Read More

Washington, DC (CompNewsNetwork) - OSHA is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH). The committee advises the Secretary of Labor on developing standards and policies that affect... Read More

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NATIONAL NEWS: New Study Analyzes Ethnic Disparities Among Injured... Read More

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NATIONAL NEWS: IAIABC Posts 50 State Medical Marijuana Survey . ... Read More

Study Shows Whites Receive Higher Benefits Than Other Groups for Comparable Harm Despite the basic workers’ compensation principle that every claimant should receive equal medical and wage-loss benefits for the same type of compensable injury... Read More

Coverage Generally: "Situs," "Status," and Who is an "Employee"? As originally enacted in 1927, the LHWCA ( 33 U.S.C.S. § 901 et seq.) sought to compensate for the states' constitutional inability to provide remedies... Read More