How Fraud Probe for Florida’s Guarantee Insurance Led to Payroll, Tax Convictions September 14, 2022 By William Rabb The name Guarantee Insurance is not one that is likely to be recalled with fondness by many Floridians. The workers’...
Man Burned at Minnesota Brewery to Receive $56 Million September 12, 2022 A St. Paul man who was severely scalded by hot water while working at a local brewery is due to...
Illinois Trucking Repair Company Fined $326,000 for Workplace Hazards September 9, 2022 A 48-year-old worker entered a tanker-trailer in Lemont, Illinois to inspect it as part of an annual U.S. Department of...
Workers’ Comp Insurance Industry Backs CompScience Technology in $6M Seed Round September 9, 2022 By Jahna Jacobson CompScience has found a way to reduce workers compensation risk and cost using artificial intelligence. Not just by the numbers,...
North Dakota Oil Rig Explosion Injures 3 September 8, 2022 Federal, state and local investigators in northwest North Dakota are looking into the cause of an oil rig explosion and...
Stonetrust to Write Workers’ Comp Coverage in Iowa, Georgia September 6, 2022 Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation Insurance Co. will begin writing workers’ compensation coverage in Iowa and Georgia effective October 1st, the company...
Comp Insurers Object to Florida Hospital Payments Set at 2x U.S. Average August 31, 2022 By William Rabb The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation appears to be intent on pushing the ball across the goal line on a...
Behavioral Health Linked to Workers’ Comp Recovery: Study August 30, 2022 By Jahna Jacobson Psychosocial factors are strong predictors of delayed recovery and other adverse outcomes in patients with work-related injuries. A recent white...
Florida Staffing Firm Head Sentenced to 24 Years for Off-Book Labor Scheme August 30, 2022 From 2007 to 2021, federal prosecutors said, Mykhaylo Chugay and associates operated a number of shady staffing companies in south...
Four Workers Hurt in Steam Release at North Carolina Paper Mill August 29, 2022 Four workers were hurt at a North Carolina paper mill on Thursday, officials said. Four employees at WestRock’s mill in...