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#1 In Alabama, Shot Employee Gets No Workers’ Comp and No Employer’s Liability

Dec 2 2025 // He was not covered by workers’ compensation insurance. But his course and scope of employment was enough for an employer’s liability insurance exclusion to apply, said the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals,...

#2 Florida Approves 6.9% Average Cut in Workers’ Comp Rates But Roofers Are Worried

Nov 18 2025 // Florida’s insurance commissioner has approved a 6.9% average decrease in workers’ compensation rates for the voluntary market for 2026, marking the ninth straight year of rate cuts in the state.The average rate...

#3 How E-Deliveries Are Fueling More Crashes, Traffic, Pollution and Worker Injuries

Nov 26 2025 // Rapidly growing e-commerce and last-mile delivery services have contributed to significant increases in crashes, traffic, workplace injuries and air pollution, according to a report from New York City Comptroller Brad...

#4 Texas Workers’ Compensation System Reports $12M Loss in 2024, Report Finds

Nov 10 2025 // The Texas workers’ compensation system saw a modest $12 million loss in 2024 as insurers reported an increase in direct losses paid and overall, according to a report compiled by the Insurance Council Texas (ICT).The...

#5 Construction Firm Owner Pleads Guilty to $600K Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Dec 4 2025 // The owner of an iron and erection construction company was sentenced this week for underreporting payroll to avoid paying $600,000 in workers’ compensation policy premiums.According to Nassau County District Attorney...

#6 People Moves: XPT Specialty Adds Ornce to Workers’ Comp Division

Nov 21 2025 // Chris Ornce XPT Specialty, headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, appointed Chris Ornce as a senior vice president in its workers’ compensation division. With over 15 years in the industry, Ornce has a reputation...

#7 Zurich, Arrowsight Camera-Coaching Pilot Slashes NYC Workers’ Compensation Claims

Nov 20 2025 // A three-year pilot program using video surveillance and coaching at New York City construction sites led to enhanced job safety and a more than 50% drop in workers’ compensation claims frequency.According to insurer...

#8 Delaware Supreme Court Revives Workers’ Compensation Insurer’s UIM Subrogation

Nov 13 2025 // The Delaware Supreme Court has revived a workers’ compensation insurer’s claim for subrogation in a case where an employee injured while driving for her employer received payment from her employer’s...

#9 Workers’ Compensation Medical Claims Trending Up

Nov 17 2025 // Medical costs per claim have begun to rise following a period of relative stability post-pandemic, a new report shows.A new Workers Compensation Research Institute report shows medical payments per claim recently started...

#10 New Jersey Vegetable Processing Firm Faces $1M OSHA Penalty After Worker Fatality

Nov 26 2025 // The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a fresh-cut vegetable processing company for willfully and repeatedly violating safety requirements after a worker was fatally injured while cleaning and sanitizing a machine.The...

#11 Washington Workers’ Comp Average Premium Going up 4.9% in 2026

Dec 1 2025 // The average cost of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington is set to rise 4.9% for 2026.The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced that employers and workers will pay on average $1.37...

#12 Arizona Workers’ Comp Rates Fall for a 12th Straight Year

Nov 17 2025 // Workers’ compensation rates in Arizona are set to go down 6.7% next year.The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions reviewed the annual National Council on Compensation Insurance rate filing for a...

#13 Geo Study Highlights Regional Cost Differences in California Workers’ Comp

Nov 25 2025 // Where an injured worker lives in California and receives care can significantly affect claim frequency, complexity and overall costs, a new study shows.The newly released Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau...

#14 Missouri to See Small Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates in 2026

Nov 20 2025 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced that workers’ compensation rates will increase slightly for employers for 2026.The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) proposed a slight...

#15 Delaware Workers’ Compensation Rates Dropping Again

Nov 17 2025 // Delaware’s workers’ compensation insurance rates paid by employers will decrease for the ninth year in a row, effective December 1.The voluntary private market average loss costs are expected to drop by 11.6%,...

#16 Dunkin’ Cashier in Georgia, Stabbed by Rapper, Can’t Claim More Than Workers’ Comp

Dec 8 2025 // A Dunkin’ Donuts cashier who was stabbed by an Atlanta-area rapper has only the workers’ compensation remedy, even if the incident seems far outside the scope of work duties, the Georgia Court of Appeals has...