If someone is injured during a pre-employment test, do they get workers’ comp benefits? The answer to that question came down to the definition of a three-letter word. Cozmin Gadalean applied for a commercial driver position with Imperial Trucking Inc. in Oregon. Gadalean interviewed with the company’s owner who scheduled a mandatory U.S. Department of …
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Does employee qualify for workers’ comp because of slip/fall on ‘tacky’ floor?
An employee fell at work while walking and broke her hip. There was no spill or other hazard on the walking surface, but the employee said the floor was “tacky.” Does she get workers’ comp? Ann White fell as she walked through an exam room at Five Rivers Health Center in Ohio to deliver mail. …
Did Strenuous Work Cause Employee’s At-Work, Fatal Heart Attack?
Heart attacks can be covered by workers’ compensation insurance depending on the circumstances. Witness and expert medical testimony swayed the court in this case. Martan Kelly Jr. was a technician for Card Heating & Air Conditioning in Pennsylvania. One morning, he reported to work at a funeral home where the company was installing heating and …
Drive Down Workers’ Comp Claims by Creating a Healthy Work Environment
Workers’ compensation costs are on the rise. According to the 2014 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, the most disabling workplace injuries and illnesses in 2012 cost U.S. employers nearly $60 billion in workers’ compensation (WC) costs. Additionally, the cost breakdown of WC has changed. The indemnity costs – compensation for damages or loss – traditionally …
WHMIS 2015 for Workers
Related GHS Training DVDs: Introduction to GHS Training Teaches your employees what the Globally Harmonized System is all about, why OSHA adopted the GHS. View Product HazCom (GHS) in Industrial Facilities Introduce employees to the Hazard Communication regulations and provide training on the various types of chemicals found in industrial environments. View Product GHS Safety …
Workers’ Comp for Laser Tag Injury? Why a Court Said ‘Yes’
Ah, team building! Getting to know your co-workers better! Establishing working relationships! Then, someone has to go and ruin it all by getting hurt during laser tag. The first workers’ comp law in the U.S. was passed in 1911. Laser tag wasn’t born until 77 years later. Workers’ comp even predated team building, which supposedly …
‘Good Samaritan’ Worker Injured in Rescue Attempt: Does he get Comp?
An employee was injured trying to rescue another worker. His employer says he shouldn’t get workers’ comp because attempting a rescue wasn’t part of his work duties. How did a court rule? Franklin Pound worked for Pipeline Systems Inc. in Pennsylvania. On July 29, 2010, he was part of a team installing a new pipeline …
Worker Injured During Horseplay: Should he get Workers’ Comp?
A worker engaged in horseplay that was specifically prohibited in his employee handbook. He was injured and applied for workers’ comp benefits. Did a court grant them? Jason Petrik worked for JJ Concrete Inc. in South Dakota. His job included idle time when he and his co-workers waited for other work to be completed before …
Injured Employee Tested Positive for Pot: Can He Get Workers’ Comp?
It’s not a given that employees who test positive for pot use will have workers’ comp benefits denied. What was the deciding factor in this case? Michael Trent worked for Stark Metal Sales in Ohio. On June 30, 2011, Trent was injured at work when a large piece of steel fell on his legs. Nursing …