3 Dead, 2 Hurt in Scaffold Collapse at North Carolina Construction Site January 4, 2023 Three construction workers were killed and two others were hurt on Monday when scaffolding collapsed in an industrial accident at...
Tenn. Chalks 10% Cut in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs, Marking a Decade of Reductions December 21, 2022 Tennessee’s insurance commissioner has approved a 10.2% average decrease in workers’ compensation loss costs for the voluntary market, marking the...
Georgia Insurance Agent Sentenced After Conviction on Fraudulent Comp Certificates December 20, 2022 This article has been updated to reflect information from the prosecutor in the case. A Georgia insurance agent has been...
Blast at Texas Construction Company Kills 4 December 13, 2022 SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Crews have found the body of a fourth person who died in an explosion at a...
West Virginia High Court Issues Slew of Rulings – Some For, Some Against Insurers November 22, 2022 By William Rabb The West Virginia Supreme Court has handed down four decisions that could affect insurers’ payouts in auto, homeowners and worker...
Lawsuit Accuses Largest U.S. Meat Producers of Wage Fixing November 18, 2022 By Colleen Slevin Three meat plant workers have filed a federal lawsuit accusing 11 of the United States’ largest beef and pork producers...
Worker who Inhaled CO2 in Los Angeles Airport Accident Dies November 17, 2022 LOS ANGELES (AP) – One of four workers who inhaled carbon dioxide in an accident at Los Angeles International Airport...
Psychosocial Barriers Not Uncommon in Workers’ Comp Recoveries November 16, 2022 By Allen Laman Workers returning to work after an injury can face various obstacles depending on the nature of their injury and the...
Houston Business to Pay $300K For Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud November 15, 2022 The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced that a Travis County district court judge convicted Sehgal...
OSHA Proposes $145K Fine Against Caterpillar After Worker Death in Ohio November 14, 2022 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed fines of $145,027 against Caterpillar Inc. for not installing a guardrail or...