Amazon: Double The Injuries Among Warehouse Workers
Amazon is in hot water again, as data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration showed the company’s warehouse workers are more likely to sustain work-related injuries than other warehouse workers in retail. For over three years now, Amazon has reported a higher rate of serious injury accidents that caused employees to miss work or be transferred to light-duty tasks, compared to non-Amazon retail warehouse workers. (more…)
$25 Million Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
When employers cheat the workers’ compensation system, injured workers suffer.
While employer fraudsters are routinely being caught, some are cheating the system more than others. (more…)
Why The California Trucking Association Is Appealing AB 5
Yet another group is taking aim at AB 5: California Trucking Association (CTA). On April 28, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a lower court’s preliminary injunction that blocked enforcement of AB 5, which aims to reclassify independent contractors as employees. In response, CTA CEO Shawn Yadon said CTA will seek an “en banc” review by the full appellate court. (more…)
Signs Of Conflict On California’s Workers’ Comp Battleground
For over a century, California law has required employers to provide medical care and, if necessary, cash payments to workers suffering from job-related injuries and illnesses. This protection is called workers’ compensation, or workers’ comp. (more…)
Not So Fast, Uber.
In November 2020, California voters were duped into believing that Uber drivers and other gig workers needed the “freedom” to work as independent contractors. (more…)
California’s Workers’ Compensation System: Achieving Social Justice?
While insurance company lobbyists and think tanks spend their days getting laws changed in Sacramento so they can extract more profit from the workers’ compensation system, workers are falling into poverty after a work injury. (more…)
The Grand Bargain Faces Another Wrecking Ball
Picture credit: https://newint.org/features/2019/01/07/trade-turmoil-chance-justice
The “Grand Bargain” between employers and employees struck over 100 years ago in California was simple – employers could not be sued for injuries on the job in exchange for a “no-fault” workers compensation system with limited benefits and access to quality medical treatment. (more…)
New Study Reveals When Construction Workers Are At Most Risk For Injury
The best way to limit workers’ compensation cases is to prevent work injuries in the first place.
That is why any quality data that helps employers understand when workers are most at risk can promote worker safety initiatives. (more…)
Ignoring The Law : Nursing Homes Not Reporting Employee Deaths
The pandemic has exposed the fact that some people just can’t seem to follow the law. Like the drivers doing 100 MPH on the freeway endangering everyone else. (more…)
Despite Legal Protections For Workers, Insurance Companies Still Deny COVID-19 Claims
Some States have attempted to protect certain classes of workers when they are infected with COVID-19 by passing new laws. Nevertheless, huge insurance companies still have found ways to deny the help injured workers desperately need. (more…)
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