Worker’s Refusal of Light Duty Does Not Have to Relate to Injury, Georgia Court Says June 15, 2026 By William Rabb An injured employee in Georgia does not need to show that his reason for refusing light-duty work is injury-related, the...
Trump Admin Wants to Close Watchdog on West Virginia’s Chemical Disasters June 5, 2026 After a chemical leak at the Ames Goldsmith plant in Kanawha County killed two workers and injured dozens more last...
Kentucky Food-Color Plant Was ‘Catastrophe Waiting to Happen,’ CSB Says May 29, 2026 By William Rabb A Kentucky food-coloring manufacturer made a number of missteps and was not equipped to prevent the 2024 runaway chemical reaction...
Florida Comp Costs Are on the Rise. End to Physician Dispensing May Help May 29, 2026 By William Rabb Florida, like most states, has seen more than a decade of annual decreases in workers’ compensation average rates. But costs...
NC Jury Award for Workers Injured in Wall Collapse May be Largest in State History May 26, 2026 A North Carolina jury handed down what may have been the largest personal injury award in state history, five years...
OSHA Has 6 Inspectors for 60,000 West Virginia Workplaces May 22, 2026 When two workers died last month in a violent chemical reaction at Ames Goldsmith Catalyst Refiners near Charleston, federal records...
NC Commission Warns About Workers’ Comp Scam Impersonating Officials May 21, 2026 Scammers have been targeting Spanish-speaking workers, trying to trick them into paying fees to access workers’ compensation benefits around the...
South Carolina Law Adds Workers’ Comp Stroke Presumption for Some Firefighters May 21, 2026 By William Rabb Municipal workers’ compensation insurance pools in South Carolina now have another firefighter health condition presumption to consider, after the state’s...
Georgia Insurance Agent Kept Comp Premiums, Gave Fake COIs, Board Says May 15, 2026 A Georgia insurance agent whose license expired a year ago has been charged with diverting workers’ compensation premiums from businesses...
NCCI: Workers’ Comp Calendar Year Combined Ratio at 91; Accident Year CR 102 May 14, 2026 By Andrea Wells U.S. workers’ compensation net written premium decreased 0.2% in 2025, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). NCCI...