Many Law Enforcement agencies require their staff to wear body camera. The Nypost.com reported on an incident in which a Female Corrections Officer’s body camera ignited and for which she suffered injuries. The Department immediately acted to pull the devices from 3,000 other officers pending a safety review. According to the reports, it appears that… Continue reading CORRECTIONAL OFFICER’S BODY CAMERA IGNITES: INJURED WORKER IN THE NEWS #112
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CALIFORNIA VIRUS-21? COVID-19, CALIFORNIA HOMEGROWN VIRUS MUTATION, AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Is There Something New with Respect to COVID-19? Yes. There is a new strain of Coronavirus which is a B1429 strain. This may be unique to California. “Health officials are still determining if the new variant shares is more contagious than the regular strain” NY Post, “We’re concerned that it [B1429] attaches to the human… Continue reading CALIFORNIA VIRUS-21? COVID-19, CALIFORNIA HOMEGROWN VIRUS MUTATION, AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMONITIS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
There are a variety of lung diseases that may have occupational components. One of these lung diseases is Pneumonitis. If a Worker succumbs to Pneumonitis, and there is an occupational component as to its cause, they would be able to file and pursue a workers’ compensation claim to obtain medical treatment and monetary benefits for… Continue reading OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMONITIS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW