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Fire Departments Halt Service Due to Lapse in Workers’ Compensation

Apr 15 2026 // Last week, two volunteer fire departments in Vandergrift Borough, Pennsylvania suspended their services because their workers’ compensation insurance policies lapsed. State law requires fire departments to have the...

Pennsylvania Approves 1.2% Workers’ Compensation Costs Reduction

Apr 14 2026 // Pennsylvania regulators have approved a decrease of 1.22% in loss costs for workers’ compensation insurance effective April 1. New or renewed policies issued on or after that date will reflect the updated loss costs....

Contractor Faces $4.6 Million in OSHA Fines After Fatal Trench Collapse

Apr 9 2026 // A Massachusetts water and sewer line construction contractor is facing $4,699,362 in proposed penalties for safety violations related to a trench collapse that claimed the life of an employee and seriously injured another...

California Workers’ Comp Bureau Upping Fee for Special Inspections

Apr 9 2026 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will increase the fee for special inspections from $200 to $500 per location inspected. Special Inspections, conducted at the request of an insurer,...

After ‘Two Clocks’ Workers’ Comp Court Ruling, Will Florida Claims Be Reopened?

Apr 6 2026 // A Florida appeals court decision, reinterpreting a 32-year-old workers’ compensation statute, could now mean a longer statute of limitations on many injury claims and may lead to the reopening of many cases around...

Sole Proprietor Need Not Notify Insurer of Injury by Deadline for Workers’ Compensation

Mar 31 2026 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has concluded that an individual who is the sole owner and employee of a business is not required to provide his insurance carrier with notice of his work-related injury within 120 days to...

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