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Safety liability may include actions by independent contractors

Accident and safety programs are vital in minimizing legal liability. A business that does not have adequate measures to address safety issues could be found negligent in any accident claim. In addition to addressing safety issues for your own employees, you also may need to consider what your independent contractors are doing. According to this… Read more

“Backbone of Minnesota”: Manufacturing Dangers and Costs

The national annual cost of occupational injuries and illnesses is billions more than the costs of all cancers, diabetes, and strokes*. The estimated cost of nonfatal occupation injuries for 2010 (the most recent available data) was $196 billion. Of that, $53 billion came out of workers’ compensation specifically for musculoskeletal injuries**. These are the injuries… Read more