UPS Never Required Detailed Inspection of Part That Failed in Louisville Crash July 9, 2026 By Josh Funk UPS never required the detailed inspections needed to spot the problem that led to an engine to fly off one...
Workers at Kentucky Candle Plant Not Limited to Comp Claims, Appellate Court Finds July 9, 2026 By William Rabb Employees who were killed and injured when a powerful tornado struck a Kentucky candle factory in 2021 are not necessarily...
Sompo to Acquire Service Insurance Companies to Expand US Workers Comp July 7, 2026 Sompo International Holdings Ltd. said it has a definitive agreement to acquire Service Insurance Companies, a monoline workers’ compensation insurance...
Four Deaths in Two Years Has Raised Questions About Georgia Postal Center July 7, 2026 Postal workers have for years produced the largest share of federal workers’ compensation claims, from dog bites to fall injuries...
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...