50% Rule: TN Supreme Court Finds Driver Due Knee Replacement Despite Arthritis December 23, 2025 By William Rabb It’s an age-old question that continues to come up for workers’ compensation insurers around the country: When is an injury...
Stonetrust Workers’ Comp Expands Into North Carolina December 22, 2025 Stonetrust Commercial Insurance, a workers’ compensation carrier based in Louisiana, has expanded into North Carolina, bringing to 13 the number...
11 Firefighters and 2 Others Injured After NC House Explosion and Fire December 19, 2025 Eleven firefighters and two other people were injured in a house fire explosion in the Piedmont region of North Carolina,...
Black Lung Benefits Denied; Discrimination Claim Against UPS Shot Down by Court December 12, 2025 By William Rabb A federal appeals court, one step below the U.S. Supreme Court, handed down two rulings in favor of employers and...
OSHA Fines Korean Construction Firm $20,000 After Georgia Worker’s Death December 8, 2025 Following the death of a worker at a Georgia solar systems plant in May, a federal safety agency has cited...
Dunkin’ Cashier in Georgia, Stabbed by Rapper, Can’t Claim More Than Workers’ Comp December 8, 2025 By William Rabb A Dunkin’ Donuts cashier who was stabbed by an Atlanta-area rapper has only the workers’ compensation remedy, even if the...
In Alabama, Shot Employee Gets No Workers’ Comp and No Employer’s Liability December 2, 2025 By William Rabb He was not covered by workers’ compensation insurance. But his course and scope of employment was enough for an employer’s...
UPS Plane That Crashed Had ‘Fatigue Cracks’ in Engine Mount, Preliminary Report Finds November 21, 2025 By Cailley LaPara and Allyson Versprille The United Parcel Service Inc. freighter that crashed this month when the left engine detached just after takeoff showed fatigue...
Kentucky Scrapyard Workers Describe UPS Plane Crash That Destroyed Their Business November 18, 2025 By Bruce Schreiner and Dylan Lovan Supervisor Adam Bowman was loading metal onto a truck at a scrapyard just south of the Louisville, Kentucky, airport when...
Florida Approves 6.9% Average Cut in Workers’ Comp Rates But Roofers Are Worried November 18, 2025 By William Rabb Florida’s insurance commissioner has approved a 6.9% average decrease in workers’ compensation rates for the voluntary market for 2026, marking...