Residents of Pennsylvania may be interested to know that emergency fire and paramedic crews rescued a man from a well at a construction site in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on April 12, 2013. The incident occurred when a 19-year-old construction worker slipped and fell...
Month: April 2013
Pennsylvania workers’ compensation insurance rates reduced
Early in April 2013, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced a reduction in the workers' compensation rate of 4.01 percent. The commissioner of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department stated that the department is very pleased with the rate reduction. This most...
Some workers risk higher chance of on-the-job injury
Regular or permanent workers are less likely to suffer injury than temporary or migrant employees in the same industry. The director for the University of Pennsylvania's Transnational Law Center reported that these employees come to the company at a serious...
Comcast opposes benefits of Pennsylvania bill
The Philadelphia City Council recently passed a bill that would mandate employers in the city to offer paid sick days to employees although it would exempt small businesses with fewer than six employees. However, the mayor refused to sign similar legislation in 2011,...