US Labor Department’s OSHA cites 3 Queens, NY, contractors for safety hazards following construction site fatality in Elmhurst, NY NEW YORK (MMD Newswire) June 14, 2011 – – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Sing Da Corp., H Rock Corp. and Vera Construction Inc. for alleged willful, repeat and …
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Jun 22
Bill would relieve harness industry workers of workers’ compensation premiums
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Harness industry workers such as catch drivers, blacksmiths and veterinarians would get relief from workers’ compensation premiums under recently introduced state legislation. Such independent contractors are currently considered “employees” by State Insurance Fund auditors and are wrongly assessed workers’ compensation premiums, the Empire State Harness Horsemen’s Alliance said. The alliance is composed …
Jun 22
To Stretch or Not to Stretch
Is it time, once again, to stretch? For decades, many of us stretched before a workout, usually by reaching toward our toes or leaning against a wall to elongate our hamstrings, then holding that pose without moving until it felt uncomfortable, a technique known as static stretching. Most people, including scientists and entire generations of …
Jun 22
Nine lives at once! Cat survives incredible 14-story fall from Manhattan apartment building
Talk about having nine lives. Copper, a nine-year-old cat, survived a 14-story fall from her owners’ New York City apartment building. When Angela Lang and her family moved into the Upper West Side apartment last month, they didn’t think Copper would be able to slip out of the building through the windows, which don’t open …
Jun 22
State lawmakers weigh changes to Workers’ Comp guidelines
State lawmakers are considering altering workers’ compensation guidelines adopted last year that injured workers complain have resulted in reduced or denied medical treatment. The debate centers on medical treatment guidelines for injured workers that the Workers’ Compensation Board adopted on Dec. 1, 2010. Advocates for injured workers claim those guidelines should not apply retroactively to …
Jun 20
NYC police run up more legal claims than hospitals
NEW YORK – New York City paid nearly $521 million in personal injury and property damage claims in 2010 — marking the first time in 30 years that the police department’s liabilities topped those of public hospitals, according to a city comptroller’s report issued on Wednesday. The total payout, though, is down 7 percent from …
Jun 20
Correction officer’s denial of prior back injury proves costly
Case name: Poli v. Taconic Correctional Facility, et al., No. 510991 (N.Y. App. Div. 04/21/11). Ruling: The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Board’s ruling that a correction officer was disqualified from receiving future wage replacement benefits based on his false statements on a patient intake form in which he denied …
Jun 20
Workers Comp Costs
Source: SB County Recommended Actions: That the Board of Supervisors: Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a standard agreement with Corvel Enterprise Company (Corvel), not a local vendor, to: A. Review all workers’ compensation medical bills and to report medical bill payment information to the State of California as required by regulations, for one …
Jun 16
Report: NYC paid about $521M in settlements in ’10
NEW YORK — A new report shows New York City paid nearly $521 million to settle personal injury and property damage lawsuits in 2010, with three agencies accounting for 67 percent of all settlements. City Comptroller John C. Liu released the report Wednesday, showing that the amount paid has decreased by seven percent since 2009. …
Jun 16
300G for bus injury
A Staten Island woman has settled a personal-injury lawsuit with NYC Transit for $300,000, her second agency settlement in five years. According to court papers, Lydia Batson suffered neck injuries in July 2006 during a collision on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge while riding a Manhattan-bound bus. Her lawyer said the crash exacerbated injuries suffered in another …
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