Citation in power shear accident vacated On Business Insurance - September 23, 2020 An aerospace engineering company did not improperly guard a machine that crushed the finger of an operator, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission held Monday in a unanimous decision.   In Secretary of Labor v. Aerospace Testing Alliance, the full commission reversed an administrative law judge’s holding and the citation of $6,300. Link To Article

Fired worker may proceed with retaliation suit On Business Insurance - September 23, 2020 A worker who was terminated after filing a workers compensation claim in part due to stress may proceed with his claim that his filing was retaliatory.   In Sood v. Tempur Sealy International Inc., the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Monday held that the worker could proceed with his claims retaliation for filing a workers comp claim and hostile work environment claims based on a disability, but dismissed his emotional distress charge. Link To Article

Independent medical reviews fall in California during COVID-19 lockdown On Business Insurance - September 21, 2020 Independent medical reviews of workers compensation claims in California dropped nearly 18% in the first half of 2020 compared with the same time in 2019, according to a bulletin released Friday by the California Workers Compensation Institute. Link To Article

Fire Weather May Improve for Pacific Northwest, No Such Luck for Tinderbox California On Insurance Journal - September 18, 2020 Rains may bring some reprieve to those suffering from massive blazes in the Pacific Northwest in the next few weeks, but forecasters don’t expect any help for wildfire-plagued California anytime soon. Link To Article

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