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...
Indiana Bill Would Allow Employees to Select Physician in Workers’ Comp Cases January 12, 2024 By Ezra Amacher An Indiana lawmaker has proposed a bill that would allow employees to choose their attending physician in workers’ compensation cases....
MarketScout: 2023 US Commercial Composite Rate Up 4.56% January 10, 2024 According to the MarketScout Market Barometer, U.S. commercial property/casualty insurance rates rose 5.6% in the fourth quarter of 2023, resulting...
NCCI: Shifting Workplace, Costs Are Top Concerns for Workers’ Comp Execs January 10, 2024 A new survey finds ratings data, changes in the workplace and workforce, medical inflation and economic uncertainty are top of...
Florida Labor Supplier Sentenced to 12 Months for Tax, WC Insurance Fraud January 4, 2024 The head of a Tampa-area labor supplier has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after she pleaded guilty to...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Rates to Fall by 9% in 2024 January 2, 2024 Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved a 9% reduction in workers’ compensation rates for 2024. The decrease will take...
Georgia Man Charged with Depriving Liberty Mutual of $9M in Workers’ Comp Premiums January 2, 2024 Georgia authorities last week announced the arrest of a contractor charged with underreporting payroll and defrauding Liberty Mutual Insurance Co....
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas Increased by 8% in 2022 December 28, 2023 Fatal occupational injuries in Texas rose by 8% in 2022. A report from the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of...
NC Appeals Court Says Injured Off-Duty Law Officers are Joint Employees December 27, 2023 By William Rabb The question has arisen many times around the country: Is an injured, off-duty law officer, moonlighting on security or traffic...
Audit Finds Tennessee Prisons Severely Understaffed and Officers Worried for Safety December 21, 2023 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) –Tennessee prisons are severely understaffed, with a vacancy rate at one prison of 61%, leading to unsafe...