First 24 Hours After a Workplace Injury: 3 Key Steps Every Employer Should Take 

By SIA Group | 🕒 4 min read | Published July 9th, 2025   The first 24 hours after a workplace injury can define the entire workers’ compensation journey—for the employee and for your organization. Acting quickly limits claim costs, keeps you OSHA-compliant, and supports your injured worker’s recovery. Follow these three proven steps to turn a potentially…

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Understanding OSHA’s Proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard

Two construction workers wearing reflective safety vests and hard hats stand near an excavator at a worksite during sunset, discussing OSHA's proposed heat injury and illness prevention standard.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently taken a significant step towards enhancing workplace safety by publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register regarding heat injury and illness prevention. If finalized, this new standard would represent the first federal regulation specifically aimed at safeguarding workers from extreme heat, affecting all…

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ERISA Penalties: Employer Fined for Failing to Provide Mental Health Benefits Information

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Montana recently awarded over $32,000 in penalties against an employer’s self-insured health plan and its third-party administrator (TPA) for failing to provide requested information to a plan participant. This case involved a dispute over mental health benefits and underscores the importance of promptly responding to participants’ information…

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