Claimants Out of Work More Likely to Die or Develop Serious Health Issues: Study February 8, 2024 When workers drop out of the workforce due to a debilitating injury, they are more likely to develop serious health...
Florida House Votes to Loosen Child Labor Laws a Year After Tougher Immigrant Statute February 5, 2024 By Brendan Farrington TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A year after Florida enacted a law making it more difficult for employers to hire immigrants...
Georgia Bill Would Expand PTSD Help for Responders But Not Through Workers’ Comp February 1, 2024 After three years of starts and stops, a bill is moving through the Georgia legislature that would provide mental stress...
OSHA Fines Georgia Plumbing Contractor $186,000 After Fatal Fall Down Manhole February 1, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Georgia plumbing contractor more than $184,000 for failing to take...
NCCI: Wage Growth Likely to Continue Workers Comp Payroll Growth January 30, 2024 By Allen Laman Despite a “significant slowdown” in job growth in 2023, a new National Council on Compensation Insurance briefing shared that “wage...
Three in Miami Charged with Workers’ Comp Payroll Fraud January 30, 2024 Three Miami-area construction labor suppliers have been charged with underreporting payroll and shorting their workers’ compensation insurers more than $220,000...
Are Some Florida Workers’ Comp Judges Bending to the Political Winds on Fees? January 29, 2024 By William Rabb Attorney fees in Florida workers’ compensation cases seem to be part of a story that will never end, and a...
NCCI President and CEO Donnell to Retire Early Next Year January 26, 2024 The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) said President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Donnell plans to retire in February...
Tennessee Chalks Another Drop in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs January 24, 2024 Workers’ compensation loss costs in Tennessee will drop an average of 9.4% for the voluntary market starting March 1, marking...
OSHA Fines Mississippi Poultry Plant $212,646 in Death of 16-year-old Worker January 17, 2024 The Occupational Health and Safety Administration this week fined a Mississippi poultry processor $212,646 – an amount set by law...