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...
NCCI Recommends 8.4% Cut in Florida Workers’ Comp Rates for 2023 August 25, 2022 The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending an average 8.4% cut in workers’ compensation rates for the Florida voluntary...
Florida DWC Trying to Bring Two-Year Medical Reimbursement Debate to a Close August 24, 2022 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold hearings on Aug. 30 to discuss changes to some medical reimbursement levels...
Disqualified for Disabilities, Railroad Workers Push Back August 19, 2022 By Josh Funk After Terrence Hersey had a stroke on the way home from his railroad job in 2015, he underwent months of...
Florida Sting Operation Busted 13 Contractors Without Workers’ Comp August 19, 2022 Unlicensed contractors, all without proper workers’ compensation insurance on their workers, have been charged in another law enforcement sting operation...
OSHA Charges Alabama Plastics Company With Willful Violations After Worker’s Death August 17, 2022 An Alabama company has been charged with willfully violating federal safety rules in the death of a worker who was...
Pair of Texas Companies Earn Safety Awards August 16, 2022 The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) renewed two Texas companies’ Lone Star Safety Awards for their...