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New Jersey Bakery Fined $385K After OSHA Says Workers Still Exposed to Hazards

Nov 22 2024 // A New Jersey commercial baker in Paterson faces $385,221 in federal penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employer failed to correct workplace safety hazards identified in 2023.The...

Connecticut Approves 6% Workers’ Compensation Rate Decrease for 2025

Nov 21 2024 // The trend of decreasing rates in Connecticut workers’ compensation insurance will continue as the state’s insurance regulator has approved an industry proposed 6% rate decrease beginning January 1, 2025.The...

AM Best Assigns Ratings to New York Healthcare Workers’ Compensation Carrier

Nov 19 2024 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Standard and Preferred Insurance Co. of Kew Gardens, New York. The outlook assigned...

Florida OIR Approves 1% Average Workers’ Compensation Rate Decrease

Nov 19 2024 // Florida employers will soon see the smallest decrease in workers’ compensation rates in years – just a 1% reduction from current overall rates in the voluntary market.The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation...

GAO Urges OSHA to Address Ergonomic Hazards in E-Commerce Warehouses, Deliveries

Nov 18 2024 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) must do more to address ergonomic hazards at warehouses and delivery companies, where the number of injured workers in the growing sector are on the rise, a...

OSHA: Waterproofing Contractor’s Safety Failures Led to Worker’s Crushing Death

Nov 18 2024 // A federal workplace safety investigation has found the operator of three Massachusetts waterproofing contracting companies could have prevented an employee from suffering fatal injuries in February 2024 when part of a...

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