McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

On September 29, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1278, which requires physicians and their employers to provide patients with notices about the Open Payments database starting January 1, 2023. The post New California Law Requires Open Payments Notice to Patients appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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Manufacturing Medical Employee Benefits Health and Welfare 72

Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 7, 2024

Employers have a responsibility not only to their employees but also to their household contacts, individuals who live in the employee’s home. Employees who are exposed at work may carry the toxic substances home on their clothes or their body. Chesterton Company et al., ORDER NOW Gelman on Workers' Compensation Law 3rd Ed.

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Workers' Compensation

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Wearing an employer-designated work uniform shouldn’t result in severe and debilitating occupational exposures. Unfortunately, some American Airlines flight attendants suffered injuries from wearing the flight uniforms prescribed by their employer. The lawsuit that they filed lawsuit resulted in a $1.1 Million award.

Workers’ Compensation 52

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Workers' Compensation

MAY 1, 2024

The final rule prohibits the manufacturing, processing, and distributing of methylene chloride for most consumer and industrial/commercial uses. Increased Scrutiny: Due to stricter regulations and the potential for employer liability, workers' compensation insurers may scrutinize claims in the remaining allowed uses more intensely.

Workers’ Compensation 52

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Workers' Compensation

MARCH 25, 2024

Potential Impacts on Worker Health and Compensation: Increased Awareness: The EPA's findings will likely raise awareness of formaldehyde risks among workers and employers. Focus on Preventive Measures: Employers in high-risk industries may face pressure to implement stricter safety measures to minimize worker exposure to formaldehyde.

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 17, 2022

CJ TMI Manufacturing America LLC could have prevented this tragedy had it followed proper safety precautions,” said OSHA Area Director Paula Dixon-Roderick in Marlton, New Jersey. CJ TMI manufactures frozen dumplings, wontons, and noodles for the Twin Marquis and Chef One brands. Numerous electric shock hazards. View the citations.

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Workers’ Compensation Manufacturing Commissions Food 52

Workers' Compensation

JULY 2, 2022

As Independence Day approaches, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges employers in the fireworks and pyrotechnics industry to be vigilant and protect workers from hazards while manufacturing, storing, transporting, displaying, and selling fireworks for public events. Recommended Citation: Gelman, Jon L.,

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AssuredPartners

OCTOBER 16, 2022

The employee was wearing the required PPE [issued by the employer and recommended on the Safety Data Sheet (SDS)]; goggles, face shield, chemical splash apron, and chemical-resistant gloves. Tyndale specifically discusses this concern in the following blog. sodium hypochlorite. Use standard laundering requirements for FR clothing.

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 10, 2023

PBMs are intermediaries, acting as go-betweens for insurance companies, self-insured employers, drug manufacturers and pharmacies. PBMs typically contract with both insurers (or self-insured employers) and pharmacies. CVS Caremark and UnitedHealth Group’s OptumRx are other major players. Those rebates can be significant.

Out of Pocket Cost 90

Out of Pocket Cost Manufacturing Insurance Medical 90

InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 26, 2023

PBMs are intermediaries, acting as go-betweens for insurance companies, self-insured employers, drug manufacturers and pharmacies. PBMs typically contract with both insurers (or self-insured employers) and pharmacies. CVS Caremark and UnitedHealth Group’s OptumRx are other major players. Those rebates can be significant.

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Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 23, 2022

US DOT Bill of Rights for Passengers with Disabilities, Workers' Compensation Blog, Aug. US DOT Bill of Rights for Passengers with Disabilities, Workers' Compensation Blog, Aug. The Bill of Rights provides a convenient, easy-to-use summary of existing laws governing the rights of air travelers with disabilities.

Transportation 59

Transportation Workers’ Compensation Manufacturing Government 59

Workers' Compensation

MARCH 29, 2024

Several occupations put workers at risk of PFAS exposure, including: Chemical manufacturing workers who produce or handle PFAS-containing materials. Workers' compensation benefits may be reduced or denied if the employer can demonstrate another significant contributing factor to the illness. Who is Most at Risk?

Workers’ Compensation 52

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Workers' Compensation

MAY 22, 2023

An employee's first day of work at a southern New Jersey manufacturing facility ended tragically when he suffered the amputation of three fingers while operating a press brake without required safety guards, similar to violations cited by federal safety investigators at the facility in 2010 and 2015. United Hospital Supply Corp.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Workers’ Compensation Manufacturing Commissions 52

Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 9, 2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published the "Severe Injury Report: A Seven-Year Lookback" summarizing employer-reported inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, and eye losses from 2015 to 2021. Manufacturing: This industry had the third-highest rate of severe injuries, with a rate of 5.8

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Workers' Compensation

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

manufactures and sells product protection for plastic components, plastic packaging, and other products to North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia under the StockCap, VisiPak, and GripWorks brands. OSHA fines New Jersey company $130,000 for methylene chloride violation s, Workers' Compensation Blog Feb.

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

link] CELLPHONE ADOPTION ACCELERATES Cell phones have become an essential tool in the workplace and a significant source of revenue for their manufacturers. Attempts to attribute ultimate wrongdoer liability upon the manufacturers of cell phones have not been successful, so civil litigation is inactive. Frontiers in Public Health , 7.

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InterWest Insurance Services

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In May 2023, it launched a web portal for employers to understand and recognize the workplace safety implications of stressed workers and what they can do to help. This includes construction, manufacturing, warehousing, health care and transportation. Fed-OSHA has also noted a correlation between worker stress and industrial injuries.

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InterWest Insurance Services

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As health insurance and health care costs continue climbing, some employers are taking new and innovative steps to tamp down costs for themselves and their covered employees while not sacrificing the quality of care they receive. The goal for these employers is to reduce their and their employees’ costs and improve health outcomes.

Pharmaceutical 78

Pharmaceutical Management Insurance Commissions 78

Workers' Compensation

JUNE 8, 2022

She was employed for 20 years as a line worker in a window manufacturing factory; she had no negative performance reviews. The judicial remedies would include loss of wages and reinstatement of employment, as well as other compensatory and punitive damages.” The injured worker was. and 34:15-39.2 Copygraphics, 173 N.J.Super.

Workers’ Compensation 52

Workers’ Compensation Manufacturing Human Resources Employment 52

InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 12, 2024

For employers, it’s important to stay on top of these threats so that they can ensure that their security protocols and internal procedures are up to the task of beating them back. ’ These are security holes in software that are unknown to the manufacturer or vendor when it is released.

Manufacturing 84

Manufacturing Insurance Technology Software 84

Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 8, 2022

EtO is also produced in large volumes at some chemical manufacturing facilities. EPA Launches Community Engagement Efforts on New Ethylene Oxide Risk Information, Workers' Compensation Blog, Aug. EPA Launches Community Engagement Efforts on New Ethylene Oxide Risk Information, Workers' Compensation Blog, Aug. In the U.S.,

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Florida Workers' Comp

APRIL 3, 2022

But, the point here today is with the workplace; Statler and Waldorf persistently remind me this philosophy blog is really about workers' compensation. Motivated manufacturers have offshored many jobs because of the comparative low cost of labor. But, it is critical that business invests in manufacturing and in locating its production.

Manufacturing 80

Manufacturing Government Workers’ Compensation Transportation 80

InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 29, 2023

Require that they maintain the vehicle according to the manufacturer’s maintenance schedule. Despite the fact that “insurance follows the vehicle,” if there is an accident and the damages exceed the available insurance of the vehicle operator, the employer is next in line.

Management 90

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 16, 2023

The proposed standard, largely based on the state agency’s outdoor regulations, will require employers whose workplaces at times are at least 82 degrees to have a written Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Plan. The preventative measure to which most employers will likely resort is air-conditioning.

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 5, 2022

A4367/S2846 (McKeon, Greenwald/Scutari, Cryan) - Upgrades certain crimes related to manufacturing firearms from third degree to second degree. If gun manufacturers or retailers act in ways that constitute a ‘public nuisance’ in the eyes of the Attorney General they should be held liable for appropriate penalties.” “As

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Manufacturing Workers’ Compensation Retail Electronics 59

InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Company insiders often find that information too tempting to leave behind when changing employers, or when seeking new employment, could lead to a former employee leaking that info to their new employer or using it in other ways to the detriment of their prior employer. Agree to return the material when employment ends.

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Manufacturing Employment IT 96

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

APRIL 24, 2023

Although the Supreme Court’s decision returns mifepristone access to the status quo for the time being, it creates a number of questions for employers and other benefit plan sponsors with respect to abortion coverage in group health plans, which we discuss below. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (and potentially the Supreme Court).

Medical 52

Medical Healthcare Benefits Manufacturing Healthcare 52

Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule that would ban employers from imposing noncompetes on their workers, a widespread and often exploitative practice that suppresses wages, hampers innovation, and blocks entrepreneurs from starting new businesses.

Workers’ Compensation 52

Workers’ Compensation Commissions Manufacturing Healthcare 52

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

For many employers and plan administrators, the last three weeks have been a blur of frenzied planning to ensure compliance with the new coverage mandate, which was set forth in the Departments’ FAQs Part 51. Well, buckle up, because the fun continues.

Retail 52

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InterWest Insurance Services

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Owner-operators who are classified as employees under this test will be covered by California labor and employment laws. The hiring entity will have to treat them like employees, meaning they have to secure workers’ compensation coverage, pay employment taxes and extend benefits to them.

Transportation 83

Transportation Manufacturing Taxes Employment 83

Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Gelman, CDC Approves Pfizer Booster Dose for those at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational settings , Workers' Compensation Blog (Sept.

Workers’ Compensation 52

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Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 27, 2022

In some cases, the contamination includes toxic solvents such as TCE (tetrachloraethylene), PCE ( trichloroethylene ) and PCBs ( polychlorinated biphenyls ) that resulted from metal degreasing, dry cleaning, textile processing, and other industrial and manufacturing operations. manufactured fine round metal wire and tubing on the site.

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AssuredPartners

AUGUST 5, 2021

We have blogged about this several times over the past year or so as information has progressed but this article will serve as a way to further delve into the implementation of these new requirements, as rules continue to be clarified and finalized in the coming months.

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Out of Pocket Cost Insurance Carriers Pharmaceutical Insurance 69

Workers' Compensation

OCTOBER 22, 2021

FPAS is a term to describe over 5,000 synthetic chemicals that are used in manufacturing processes worldwide. FDA will also report on the verification process for the 3-year phase out of sales of certain PFAS from food contact uses, following agreements reached with certain manufacturers in 2020. Recommended Citation: Gelman, Jon L.

Food 52

Food Workers’ Compensation Manufacturing Engineering 52

Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

New Jersey and various counties and municipalities throughout the state signed onto nationwide settlement agreements in 2021 with several opioid manufacturers and distributors for their involvement in the ongoing opioid epidemic. Use of Opioid Settlement Funds in NJ, Workers' Compensation Blog, Sept.

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Talent Culture

MARCH 11, 2010

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Thursday, March 11th, 2010 Hiring is on the Rise in Ten Major Industries According to Indeed’s February Industry Employment Trends Report, ten of the 12 major industries tracked had more openings this February than in February 2009.

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Qandle

MARCH 28, 2022

For the past few months, technology has been on the rise, and with each passing day, new applications for manufacturing, banking, and journalism emerge. Employers have made the employee experience a top concern in order to keep their employees engaged. They can be dealt with as soon as possible.

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