Florida Approves New WC Rule: Carriers Must Verify Subcontractor Employees February 1, 2023 By William Rabb The National Council on Compensation Insurance has laid down the law, requiring Florida workers’ compensation insurers to verify employees before...
SC Workers’ Comp Commission Holds Hearing on New Medical Provider Fees January 31, 2023 The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission will hold a hearing Feb. 13 on the proposed, 2023 medical service provider manual,...
SC Supreme Court: Missed Deadline Not Reason to Dismiss Workers’ Comp Fee Appeal January 30, 2023 By William Rabb Judges are often sticklers for court deadlines, but they have to at least give a reason for dismissing a case...
Dollar General Cited Again for Safety Issues: $15M in OSHA Fines Since 2017 January 27, 2023 Dollar General Corp. is once again facing stiff penalties for workplace safety violations, this time in Florida and Alabama. The...
Kentucky Contractors Workers’ Comp Insurance Fund Moves Into New Headquarters January 27, 2023 One of the largest providers of workers’ compensation insurance in Kentucky has a new home. Or, rather, a home –...
Murdaugh Lawyers Want to Bar Lots of Evidence in Trial January 25, 2023 Before testimony begins in South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial, defense lawyers will ask the judge to make a...
Doctors, Insurers Clash on Florida Workers’ Comp Physician Dispensing Rules January 17, 2023 By William Rabb Physician dispensing of medications has long been a flash point in workers’ compensation insurance, with at least 22 states regulating...
Exclusive Remedy Bars Uninsured Motorist Coverage for Crash — S. Carolina High Court January 16, 2023 By Jim Sams If Stephany Connelly had not been working, she may have been entitled to collect up to $350,000 in uninsured motorist...
Oil Worker Dies After Falling Into North Dakota Pit January 9, 2023 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A worker from Texas is dead after falling at an oil rig site in North Dakota....
Florida Workers’ Comp Division Busy with Panel Review, Hearings, Rule Changes January 5, 2023 By William Rabb The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s Division of Workers’ Compensation is having a busy January. Starting today, Jan. 5, the...