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New Jersey clarifies workers comp law
- The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that a broker has a non-waivable obligation to tell limited liability corporation members that workers’ comp coverage is available to them.
- However, the company must elect to include LLC members when the workers’ compensation policy is purchased or renewed.
- Brokers are not liable for damages for breach of that duty to inform the LLC members unless their failure to inform was willful, wanton or grossly negligent.
- The court said the Department of Banking and Insurance may decide to adopt regulations providing specific guidance to insurers and insurance producers regarding the notice requirement to LLCs.
KFC worker shot after running out of corn
- A KFC employee said a customer shot him because he was angry the restaurant was out of corn, local, police said.
- Police responded to a hospital where the 25-year-old male employee had been privately driven after being shot in the abdomen, police said.
- Investigators said the shooting suspect attempted to place an order in the restaurant’s drive-thru lane.
- He became upset and threatened employees when he was told the business was out of corn, police said.
Amazon faces more fines
- Amazon did not properly record work-related injuries at warehouses located in five states, according to OSHA.
- The agency issued 14 citations during inspections over the summer at six Amazon warehouses in New York, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, and Idaho.
- The citations were for failing to record, or misclassifying, injuries and illnesses, not recording them within the required time and not giving the agency “timely” records of such matters.
- Amazon faces about $29,000 in penalties.
Nurses applaud permanent Covid standard
- The National Nurses United lauded OSHA for sending its Covid-19 permanent standard to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
- The group is urging OIRA to complete its review promptly so the standard can be issued without delay.
- A permanent standard would require employers to protect nurses and other healthcare workers from occupational exposure to Covid.
- “We need a permanent standard to ensure that healthcare employers will protect all healthcare workers so they can do their jobs safely and so patients can get the care that they need,” said NNU President Deborah Burger.