All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 23 2023 // A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in Mississippi in 2022 has now been fired from his job, he and his attorney said Monday.“I honestly feel disrespected,” the former...
Aug 22 2023 // WOODBRIDGE, N.J., August 22, 2023 – Recognizing the critical role of Workers Compensation in the cost structure and strategy of Utility Contractors, NIP Group is excited to announce the nationwide expansion of its...
Aug 16 2023 // A federal workplace safety investigation into a Beford, Ohio foundry explosion that caused the death of a maintenance supervisor and injuries to 15 other employees found the operator, I. Schumann & Co. LLC, failed to...
Aug 16 2023 // Maryland-based commercial property/casualty insurer Harford Mutual Insurance Group announced that it has received final approval from the Maryland Insurance Administration of its merger with ClearPath Mutual Insurance Co.,...
Aug 15 2023 // Cal/OSHA is advising all employers to protect workers from heat illness as high temperatures are forecast throughout the state.The National Weather Service issued excessive heat warnings for some areas through 17. Some of...
Aug 15 2023 // The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF), the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, allocated $585 million to New York employers last year through its dividends and return-of-premium programs.Every...
Aug 8 2023 // GARLAND, Texas (AP) – A worker was injured early Monday when an explosion set a paint manufacturing plant in the Dallas suburbs ablaze and shot a series of fireballs into the night sky.A company spokesperson said the...
Aug 8 2023 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined Hillsboro contractor Arm & Hammer Construction Inc. $66,420 for multiple violations of workplace safety rules.In one violation, the company repeatedly failed to...
Aug 7 2023 // Lawyers for a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia board, argued that discovery should wait can start the process of interviewing eyewitnesses, reviewing the boy’s disciplinary files and...
Aug 7 2023 // Workers’ compensation insurers’ underwriting results continued to outpace the rest of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) commercial sector in 2022, as they benefited from the long-term decline in workplace...
Aug 7 2023 // Vermont’s workers’ compensation benefits for temporary total disability and for dependent children, as well as the work search requirement for injured workers returning to the job market, changed starting July...
Aug 4 2023 // While fast-rising prices in the past year drove up claim costs for auto and property insurers, inflation has been a more ho-hum affair for the workers’ compensation line and health care in general, according to a new...
Aug 1 2023 // A review of the Independent Medical Review process used to resolve California workers’ compensation medical disputes shows the number of IMR decision letters rose 4.1% in the first six months of 2023 compared to the...
Jul 26 2023 // OSHA has awarded Cardinal IG Waxahachie, a glass manufacturer and provider based in Waxahachie, Texas, with a “Star” designation for excellence in workplace safety and health management. The action follows an...
Jul 26 2023 // This month, a number of new workers’ compensation rules took effect in Florida, affecting penalties for employers who fail to obtain comp insurance and setting new requirements for exemptions for corporate...
Jul 25 2023 // California workers’ compensation premium levels rose by 14% in 2022 due to the economic recovery from the pandemic-related downturn, according to the new Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of...
Jul 25 2023 // When federal workplace safety inspectors returned to a Boston food plant in March 2023, they said they discovered the plant’s operator — Chinese Spaghetti Factory Inc. — still had not installed required safety...
Jul 19 2023 // Federal workplace safety inspectors at two Tampa, Florida-area Dollar General stores said they found the company again exposing employees to fire hazards and other unsafe conditions, continuing the long history of worker...
Jul 18 2023 // Workers’ compensation insurers’ underwriting results continued to outpace the rest of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) commercial sector in 2022, as they benefited from the long-term decline in workplace...
Jul 18 2023 // Fred C. Church Insurance Promotes Burbine to SVP, Sales LeaderFred C. Church Insurance, headquartered in Lowell, Mass., promoted Bill Burbine to senior vice president, sales leader. Burbine’s insurance career began...