Stainless Steel Manufacturer in Rochester’s Repeat Health and Safety Violations

Stainless Steel Manufacturer in Rochester’s Repeat Health and Safety Violations Cannon Industries in Buffalo, New York is penalized for repeat dangerous violations of work site safety regulations and must pay fines up to $71,000. The…

OSHA Fines NY’s David H. Koch Theatre $51,000 for Asbestos and Hazards

OSHA Fines NY’s David H. Koch Theatre $51,000 for Asbestos and Hazards Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ David H. Koch Theatreis fined $51,000 for repeat and dangerous work site health and safety violations. The main hazard is fall…

Docs Restrict Care to Earn More Profit

Docs Restrict Care to Earn More Profit Unequal health care in the U.S. is no big surprise. However, we are witnessing unbelievable amounts of rationing. Doctor compensation relies on Medicare, Medicaid, or Private Insurance. Medicare is a…

New York State Worker's Compensation Insurance

New York State Workers’ Comp Insurance Worker’s comp insurance was created over 100 years ago to provide medical care and financial aid to injured workers and to evade pricey and prolonged lawsuits. The constant changes to New York’s…

Overwhelming Insurance Costs Forces Employers to Switch Plans and Delay Hiring

Overwhelming Insurance Costs Forces Employers to Switch Plans and Delay Hiring Insurers have been increasing insurance premiums each year for the past few years to the point where it has become a burden to employers and employees. It is getting…

Home Depot Charged with OSHA Violations

  Home Depot is Charged with Occupational Safety and Health Violations Home Depot is a large and very well known company. It is very surprising to discover one of it’s sites to fail OSHA inspection. It is critical that large as well…

CDHP: Consumer Driven Health Care; A Benefit for both Employers and Their Employees

CDHP: Consumer Driven Health Care; A Benefit for Both Employers and Their Employees Many employers are switching or may be thinking about switching employee health plans to the consumer driven health plan which decreases expenses of presenting…

3 Labor Law Violators Pay a Heavy Fee

    3 Labor Law Violators Pay a Heavy Fee Recently, the Division of Labor Standards punished three employers who failed to comply to the labor laws. Total cost in insufficient pay, interest, hardship, and penalties for illegality…

Dramatic Decrease In Workplace Injuries ; Are NY & NJ Workers Compensation Rates To Follow

  The year 2009 marks the lowest level of total recorded work-site injuries and illnesses since 2003. Incident rates declined to 3.6 cases per 100 employees from 3.8 in 2008. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released key findings of the…