Safety Board: Chemical Leak That Killed 6 Georgia Poultry Workers Was Preventable December 18, 2023 By Russ Bynum A chemical leak that killed six workers at a Georgia poultry plant in 2021 resulted from a poorly designed freezer...
Service Workers Union Asks Feds to Oversee South Carolina’s ‘Lax’ Safety Agency December 8, 2023 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of the largest labor organizations in the United States petitioned the federal government on Thursday...
Florida Weekly Wage and Max Workers’ Comp Benefit See Biggest Jump Since 1980 December 8, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has released the maximum weekly wage benefit for 2024 and it’s the largest two-year...
During Pandemic, Surgeries Delayed, but Care on Track for Injured Workers: WCRI December 5, 2023 Injured workers got timely initial help during the COVID-19 pandemic but faced a longer wait for surgery compared to pre-pandemic...
WCRI Report Examines Challenges of Low Back Pain and Comorbid Health Issues December 1, 2023 Workers’ compensation patients who report comorbidities, especially mental health comorbidities (anxiety, depression, sleep dysfunction), had a stronger association with smaller...
State Supreme Court Upholds Attorney Fees in Tennessee Workers’ Comp Case November 30, 2023 By William Rabb In what could be seen as a rare win for the claimants’ bar in Tennessee, the state Supreme Court upheld...
Maine, Louisiana, Kentucky Most Injury-Prone States, Group Says November 28, 2023 Maine, Louisiana and Kentucky were the most injury-prone states in 2018, while Hawaii, Maryland and Nevada have the lowest injury...
Florida OIR Approves Record Workers’ Comp Rate Cut, Despite Roofers’ Concerns November 15, 2023 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and the state insurance commissioner have approved a 15.1% average decrease in workers’ compensation...
At SpaceX, Worker Injuries Soar in Elon Musk’s Rush to Mars November 13, 2023 By Marisa Taylor One windy night at Elon Musk’s SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, Lonnie LeBlanc and his co-workers realized they had a...
Georgia Law Officers Call for Full Salary Benefits Under Workers’ Comp November 7, 2023 Georgia law enforcement leaders are urging state lawmakers to grant injured officers their full salaries while they recover, a move...