Moonlighting Cop Not Independent Contractor? NC Supreme Court Says Hold on March 14, 2024 By William Rabb The North Carolina Supreme Court has temporarily put the brakes on an appeals court decision that had upset years of...
Kentucky House Passes Bill to Reduce Medically Trained Workers in Smaller Mines March 13, 2024 By Bruce Schreiner and Dylan Lovan FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House voted Monday to allow the state’s smallest coal mining operations to reduce the...
Miami Labor Supplier Charged With Underreporting Payroll to Travelers February 29, 2024 Florida authorities charged a Miami contractor with vastly underreporting his payroll and skipping out on $253,000 in workers’ compensation insurance...
WV Governor’s Coal Company Found in Contempt, Must Pay BrickStreet for Comp Loss February 28, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A coal company owned by West Virginia’s governor has been found in contempt of court and must face fines of...
Florida Senate Panel Advances Bill Making it a Felony to Expose Responders to Fentanyl February 28, 2024 A Florida Senate committee on Tuesday approved an amended bill that could potentially reduce workers’ compensation costs for first responders...
Mother of Teen Killed at Mississippi Poultry Factory Sues Company for Negligence February 8, 2024 By Michael Goldberg (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who died in a workplace accident at a Mississippi poultry factory is suing...
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...