Amazon Worker Injuries Dip Last Year, but Higher Than 2020 April 14, 2023 By Haleluya Hadero Amazon’s total injury rate for warehouse workers took a dip last year, but injuries were still worse than they were...
Labor Recruiter Gets Life for Killing of Georgia Man Who Blew Whistle on Wage Skimming April 14, 2023 A Mexican citizen was sentenced Monday to life in a U.S. prison for killing a man who reported him and...
Iowa Court: Husband Eligible for Work Comp Death Benefits Despite Separation April 11, 2023 The husband of a deceased worker is not ineligible for workers’ compensation death benefits merely because he no longer lived...
Florida DWC Gives Long-Awaited Nod to Surgical Center Reimbursement Manual April 3, 2023 By William Rabb After almost three years of hearings, workshops and debate between insurers and medical centers, the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation...
Taking Care of Business: Opportunities Within Soft Workers’ Comp Market March 29, 2023 By Jahna Jacobson Workers’ compensation is getting the job done. Premiums are decreasing, claims are stable, and retention is high. But even good...
WCRI: Injured Workers’ Emergency Room Use Varies Widely by State March 27, 2023 By Jim Sams PHOENIX — Nearly a third of injured workers in Massachusetts sought treatment for strains and sprains in a hospital emergency...
Unlicensed Roofing Contractor in Florida Charged After Soliciting Homeowners March 27, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Florida authorities on Friday charged a man with unlicensed contracting, insurance fraud and failing to obtain workers’ compensation coverage on...
Coal Miner Killed in West Virginia, Second Fatality This Year in the State March 24, 2023 A coal miner died Wednesday in an accident at a northern West Virginia mine, Gov. Jim Justice said. Cecil Barker,...
Erwin to Keystone VP; Jones to Tennessee PBM Compliance Role March 21, 2023 Keystone Names Erwin VP for Kentucky, Ohio Keystone Insurers Group, one of the largest participant-owned agency networks in the United...
WCRI: Consolidation of Health Care Driving Up Prices in Work Comp March 21, 2023 Consolidation of physician services into larger groups owned by hospitals and health care systems is driving up the cost of...