Top 10 Safety News Alert stories of 2012
By your clicks, we’ve determined the top 10 stories on Safety News Alert for 2012. They range from a debate about “safety first,” to release of a major new OSHA standard, to the issue of alcohol use at work.
By your clicks, we’ve determined the top 10 stories on Safety News Alert for 2012. They range from a debate about “safety first,” to release of a major new OSHA standard, to the issue of alcohol use at work.
An insurance company isn’t having any luck appealing an Australian decision to award workers’ comp benefits to a woman who was injured while having sex on a business trip.
A pet chimpanzee attacked an employee who had been summoned to her boss’ house. The worker sued her employer who countered that workers’ comp should cover this incident. Now, there appears to be a settlement in this case.
The bad news: Some employers commit workers’ comp fraud to reduce costs so they can underbid honest companies. The good news: Many of the cheaters get caught and face serious penalties, as in this case.
Slowly but surely, state courts are addressing whether employees who aren’t eligible to work legally in this country should be eligible for workers’ comp when injured on the job. Yet another state now has a precedent-setting case.
A construction worker was half buried in concrete but survived thanks to a 90-minute rescue conducted by first responders.
A worker was injured on the job and received workers’ comp benefits. While she was on light duty, she was fired for allegedly posting a threat about her supervisor on Facebook. The worker says, despite her firing, her workers’ comp benefits should continue. Her employer disagrees. How did a court rule?
The state that had the most expensive workers’ comp rates for employers in 2010 managed to improve its ranking somewhat in the last two years. Click through to see how your state’s premiums compare:
Just how far will some employees go to get workers’ comp payments?