Workplace Injuries

• Workers' Compensation Perjury gets Man Jail Time

  Christina Cole | December 22, 2006 3:08 AM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  A judge has sentenced Lamoine Lobsterman Wednesday, to seven months in jail for lying under oath about the work he was paid for while collecting workers' compensation benefits.The judge said the sentence must serve as a deterrent to others who might be tempted to do the same thing. William Fennelly, 48, plead guilty earlier this month in Penobscot County Superior Court to two counts of felony...

• Vermont Delays New Workers Comp Rehab Rules Temporarily

  Christina Cole | December 21, 2006 10:19 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Vermont Labor Department has delayed plans to change the way injured workers are evaluated for workers' comp claims.Stephen Monahan, director of the Workers Compensation and Safety Division, on Wednesday asked the Legislature's Administrative Rules Committee to delay the consideration of new rules which were on the panel's agenda that afternoon. The section of the new rules that need to be...

• Disability insurance gaining popularity

  Staff Writer | December 21, 2006 6:38 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  An interesting article from The Wall Street Journal highlights increasing consumer interest in disability insurance. This is attributed in part to lower prices for these insurance policies and to more people recovering and living longer after accidents or serious diseases such as cancer. The article reports:The renewed interest in disability insurance comes as disability rates are rising....

• Sexual Harassment Santa Fe

  Susy Owen | December 20, 2006 5:43 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Two Santa Fe County's juvenile jail workers contend that they were terminated after complaining to a supervisor about having been sexually harassed while working. The county's legal department investigated and as a result one employee resigned while another worker was fired. An additional complaint that was made to the supervisor was that the employees who had been sexually harassing them were...

• Industry and State Officials Meet to Discuss Crane Safety

  Ryan Nute | December 19, 2006 12:11 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  You may have read about the fatal crane accident in Bellevue, Washington. Members of the construction industry and state regulators met to discuss crane safety last Monday.The particpants agreed that cranes and crane operators should undergo mandatory certification, but predictably did not agree on how safety rules should be enforced. Historically crane safety in Washington has been relatively...

• Rules for Cranes Come Under Review

  Michael Myers | December 17, 2006 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A series of crane accidents in the Seattle area has highlighted the national decision to review the rules for crane erection and operation. Crane accidents have killed an injured construction workers and bystanders around the nation in recent months. These accidents have lead to safety reviews. The reviews have resulted in fines and illustrated the safety risks posed by cranes that do not...

• Bagolie & Friedman Lecture to Lawyers on Workers' Compensation Practice

  Ricky Bagolie | December 14, 2006 11:34 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  New Jersey - December 2006 - Workers' Compensation Trial Lawyers Ricky Bagolie and Alan Friedman were invited to speak to a group of lawyers interested in advanced workers' comp trial tips. The unique program took place on December 2 at Pines Manor in Edison and was sponsored by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey (ATLA-NJ). It featured a panel of some of the most...

• Death Toll From Sago Mine Disaster Rises as 2 Workers Shoot Themselves

  Ricky Bagolie | December 13, 2006 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Deaths raise fears about emotional toll from disaster as workers forced to lie to investigators regarding their safety training. their testimony produced a broader probe of the Sago Mine management training pracitces according to The Charleston GazetteMcAteer said Sago would not be the first time that survivors of major mining accidents claimed their own lives. Most recently, a Pennsylvania...

• Construction Accident Traps Virginia Workers

  Christina Cole | December 13, 2006 8:42 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Several construction workers were believed to be trapped today when a slab of wet concrete collapsed on the 24th floor of a high-rise building, said officials.Police spokesperson, John Lisle, said the cause of the construction accident is still unclear. Several workers were believed to be trapped and a handful of others had minor injuries, said Diana Sun, county spokeswoman. Oscar Moscoso, a...

• Crane Safety Is Major Construction Site Issue in 2006

  Michael Myers | December 13, 2006 6:38 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Recent inspections have disclosed cracks, loose welds and sheared bolts in cranes at construction sites in Bellevue and Redmond. Experts say needed maintenance and inspections have been neglected. Specifically, contractors aren't having their cranes inspected while they are on the ground in pieces. That may be due to a shortage of cranes, crane operators and crane erectors caused by a...