Miami-Dade Moves to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat. Will State Block Rule? July 20, 2023 With record heat in Florida and the rest of the U.S., officials in Miami-Dade County are moving to protect about...
Study: 96% of Injured Texas Workers Return to Work Within Three Years July 11, 2023 By Ezra Amacher More than 9 in 10 injured Texas employees returned to work within one year post-injury and 96% returned to work...
Georgia Trial Lawyer Surrenders License After Using Insurance Settlement Proceeds July 6, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The Georgia Supreme Court has accepted the voluntary license surrender of a plaintiffs’ attorney who had been in practice for...
Court Says Fear Created by Data Breach Suffices for Class-Action to Proceed July 5, 2023 By Jim Sams Former customers of Injured Workers Pharmacy whose personal information was stolen by hackers and allegedly used to file a fake...
Georgia Laws on Ride-Share Insurance, Hospital Assaults Kick In July 1 June 28, 2023 Two Georgia laws take effect Saturday, July 1, that affect insurance for ride-share operators and, potentially, workers’ compensation claims from...
Piedmont Airlines Fined $15,000 After Alabama Worker Sucked into Engine in 2022 June 23, 2023 Piedmont Airlines failed to follow safety procedures before a worker was sucked into a jet engine and killed in December,...
NC Supreme Court: Injured Trucker Due Benefits, Despite Tardy Claim June 20, 2023 By Jim Sams An injured truck driver described as “pretty tough” by her doctor after she finally sought treatment more than a year...
OSHA Cites Jacksonville Center for ‘Shocking’ Amounts of Violence on Workers June 20, 2023 Federal safety regulators have fined a Jacksonville behavioral hospital more than $15,000 over what they called “shocking” findings, including almost...
Three Texas Companies Recognized for Workplace Safety June 14, 2023 The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) awarded three companies the Lone Star Safety Award for their...
OSHA Says Fatal Florida Fireworks Fire Was Preventable, Fines Company $109,000 June 13, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A December fire at a fireworks company warehouse, which killed four workers and gravely injured a fifth, was preventable, but...