Does Care by Advanced Practitioners Result in Different Workers Comp Outcomes? August 6, 2025 A newly released decade-long study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) indicates that claims initiated by nurse practitioners and...
Labor Department Proposes Over 60 Rule Changes in Push to Deregulate Workplaces July 24, 2025 By Cathy Bussewitz The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum...
New Georgia Workers’ Comp Rules Took Effect in July, Aiming at Clarity, Consistency July 22, 2025 By Michael Bagley and Benson Ward The Georgia General Assembly made no statutory changes to the Workers Compensation Act in 2025. However, effective July 1, 2025,...
Workplace Injuries Costs Near $60B Per Year; Overexertion, Falls Top Causes July 22, 2025 Liberty Mutual’s latest Workplace Safety Index has found that workplace accidents cost U.S. employers about $58.8 billion annually. The top...
Report Shows Excessive Heat Pushes Worker Injury Risk Sky High July 14, 2025 By Allen Laman It may come as no surprise that heat-related worker injury claims rise on hot days, but the magnitude of the...
Countertop Maker in Georgia Fined for Exposing Workers to Silica Dust July 11, 2025 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Georgia countertop maker $33,000 for allegedly exposing workers to high levels...
Honduran Woman Sentenced for Defrauding NorGUARD of Comp Premiums July 10, 2025 By William Rabb A Honduras woman this week was sentenced to less than two years in federal prison for her role in paying...
NC Carrier Sanctioned for Pressing Workers’ Comp Claim it Had Denied July 7, 2025 By William Rabb What happens when an employer and its workers’ compensation insurer deny a claim, then face a wrongful-death tort suit, then...
Only Carrier or Comp Judge Can Determine Compensability, Fla. Appeals Court Says July 3, 2025 By William Rabb An employee cannot file a tort lawsuit against her employer until after it has been determined that she is not...
Markets/Coverages: Descartes Expands US Parametric Flood Cover for Businesses; EverPeak Takes Workers Comp Product to 11 New States June 26, 2025 Descartes Expands US Parametric Flood Cover for Businesses Parametric insurance company Descartes Underwriting has a new flood insurance product it...