Labor Department Proposes Over 60 Rule Changes in Push to Deregulate Workplaces July 24, 2025 By Cathy Bussewitz The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum...
Widow of Police Officer Who Committed Suicide Loses Workers’ Comp Claim Appeal July 24, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The widow of an East Hartford police officer who committed suicide on the job is not entitled to survivorship benefits...
Workplace Injuries Costs Near $60B Per Year; Overexertion, Falls Top Causes July 22, 2025 Liberty Mutual’s latest Workplace Safety Index has found that workplace accidents cost U.S. employers about $58.8 billion annually. The top...
5Star Workers’ Compensation Rebrands to Starwind WC July 18, 2025 Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a division of CRC Group, announces today its official rebrand of its 5Star Workers’ Compensation unit...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Ritz-Carlton and Subcontractors $2M July 18, 2025 The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC and three contractors more than $2 million for reportedly...
Countertop Maker in Georgia Fined for Exposing Workers to Silica Dust July 11, 2025 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Georgia countertop maker $33,000 for allegedly exposing workers to high levels...
NC Carrier Sanctioned for Pressing Workers’ Comp Claim it Had Denied July 7, 2025 By William Rabb What happens when an employer and its workers’ compensation insurer deny a claim, then face a wrongful-death tort suit, then...
Massachusetts High Court Orders Workers’ Comp Trust Fund Payments July 3, 2025 In two separate rulings, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has found that an insurer in runoff and the state’s insolvency...
Willful Misconduct Alone Not Enough to Deny Workers’ Compensation June 27, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A city of Danville employee is being given another opportunity to gain workers’ compensation benefits after a deputy commissioner denied...
Study Shows Oregon Ranked 14th in US for Workers’ Comp Rates June 23, 2025 Oregon’s workers’ compensation rates were among the lowest in the nation last year, according to an analysis released from the...