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#1 Is Trampoline Job Landscape Work? AI Says Yes. 11th Circuit Says It’s Not Covered
May 30 2024 // Is the installation of an in-ground trampoline considered landscaping work, covered by a landscaper’s liability insurance policy? Artificial intelligence programs suggest that it is. But human judges with the 11th...
#2 Court Nixes Workers’ Compensation for ‘Light Beer’ Drinking UPS Driver
Dec 11 2024 // A United Parcel Service (UPS) driver who was intoxicated when he crashed his semi-trailer delivery truck has been denied workers’ compensation benefits. Delaware Superior Court Judge Kathleen Vavala last week...
#3 SEC Starts Shifting Agency’s Focus as Job Cut Threat Spooks Staff
Feb 10 2025 // A day after the Trump administration sent a missive to all federal employees inviting them to resign, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s acting boss, Mark Uyeda, addressed staff in a packed auditorium at...
#4 ‘Old School’ Job Search Benefits Injured Worker in Lost Wages Claim
Feb 7 2025 // A manufacturer and its workers compensation insurer thought an injured 60-year old service technician employee did not work hard enough to find a suitable replacement job as required to qualify for wage loss benefits....
#5 Building and Retaining Talent: Salary and Culture Matter but That’s Not Always Enough
Feb 24 2025 // Independent agency owners, producers, and support staff continue to report higher pay, according to Insurance Journal’s national online Agency Salary Survey results. But for the second year in a row, survey...
#6 Surviving the ‘Silver Tsunami’: Closing the Talent, Skills Gap in Underwriting
Dec 20 2024 // With a “silver tsunami” of skilled underwriters eligible to retire in coming years and a shift in employee expectations, recruitment and retention is a critical focus for the insurance industry right now, said...
#7 How a Small South Dakota College Became a Hub for Cyber Job Creation
Jul 31 2024 // MADISON, S.D. (AP) — A seed planted by South Dakota legislative and higher education leaders four decades ago has blossomed into one of the nation’s top high-tech universities located in a small city in the rural...
#8 Medical Cannabis User Fired After Failing Drug Test Appeals Denial of Job Benefits
Jun 3 2024 // A Vermont man who lost his job after he said a random drug test showed he had used medical marijuana off duty for chronic pain has appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court saying he should not have been denied a portion of...
#9 Agency Survey: Salaries, Total Income Jump in 2024 but Pay Satisfaction Declines
Feb 24 2025 // Insurance agency owners, producers, and support staff on average made more money in 2024, but for two years in a row, satisfaction with compensation declined, according to the latest Agency Salary Survey, published...
#10 The Insurance Industry’s Talent Crunch: Attracting and Retaining Gen Z
Mar 24 2025 // The last three years have exposed a growing challenge for insurance carriers: attracting, hiring, and retaining young talent. Despite the passing of the so-called “Great Resignation,” the insurance industry...
#11 Viewpoint: Attracting and Retaining Gen Z to Quell the Insurance Talent Crunch
Feb 27 2025 // The last three years have exposed a growing challenge for insurance carriers: attracting, hiring and retaining young talent. Despite the passing of the so-called “Great Resignation,” the insurance industry...
#12 When Harassment Follows You Home: Managing Employment Practices Liability Risk in a Remote Work Era
May 19 2025 // The boundaries between work and home have never been blurrier. The shift to remote and hybrid environments brought flexibility, but for insurers and employers alike, it also introduced a new exposure: harassment claims in...
#13 Progressive Insurance Is Hiring Again; 12,000 More People Needed
Apr 29 2025 // Almost a year to the day after Progressive announced it would hire more than 10,000 people to fill claims, IT and legal roles in 2024, the nation’s second largest auto insurer said it now has 12,000 job openings. As...
#14 Managing Expectations While Going Green
Jul 1 2024 // From increased wildfires to flooding to wind and hail and hurricanes, the risks and resulting losses from climate change grow each year. While 2023 was the hottest year on record, 2024 is shaping up to beat that...
#15 City of London Chief Says Brexit ‘Disaster’ Cost 40,000 Finance Jobs
Oct 16 2024 // Britain’s departure from the European Union cost London’s financial center about 40,000 jobs, the Lord Mayor of the City of London told Reuters, a far deeper impact from Brexit than previous estimates. Michael...
#16 Judge Nixes Gender Bias Claim by Woman Denied Job as Top Pastor of Black Church
Apr 8 2025 // A federal judge has dismissed a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a professor and minister who lost her bid to become the first woman to serve as senior pastor of New York City’s prominent Abyssinian Baptist...
#17 ‘Bleak’ Data: Insurance Carriers’ Entry Level Hiring Expectations Hit Low Point
Mar 19 2025 // Insurance carriers expecting to add staff in 2025 are largely looking for experienced professionals rather than filling entry level roles, according to the latest Insurance Labor Market Study from Jacobson Group and...
#18 He Saved the Chocolates But Lost His Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Jan 1 2025 // An employee who was injured when rescuing chocolate candies from the heat in his employer-owned delivery truck is not due workers’ compensation benefits. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC)...
#19 Employee Whiffs on Workers Compensation Claim for TopGolf Injury
Mar 19 2025 // An employee who claims he injured his knee while swinging a club during an employer-sponsored TopGolf event has failed to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation...
#20 Court Must Decide If Child Victims Act Revives Old Workers’ Compensation Claims
Jul 31 2024 // Did New York lawmakers intend the Child Victims Act (CVA) that revived old claims of sexual abuse to apply to claims by employees that would previously have been handled by the workers’ compensation...
