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...
2nd Worker Trapped in Collapsed Kentucky Coal Structure Has Died November 6, 2023 The second of two workers trapped under a coal mine preparation plant that collapsed earlier this week in eastern Kentucky...
Louisiana Contractor Gets Max Fine After Fatal Fall at Georgia Hyundai Plant Site November 3, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Federal safety regulators have brought the hammer down on a Louisiana contractor, deciding that the company failed to use correct...
Toyota Doubles Investment at North Carolina EV Battery Plant November 2, 2023 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in the hybrid and electric vehicle battery factory it`s...
One Worker Killed, Another Trapped After Kentucky Coal Tipple Collapse November 2, 2023 One worker was killed and another was trapped under rubble Thursday morning after a unused, 11-story coal tipple collapsed while...