Mississippi Poultry Plant Settles With OSHA After Teen’s 2023 Death August 20, 2024 HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi poultry processing plant has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor...
Client Mix-up Leads to Lawsuits, Bar Complaint Against Mississippi Comp Lawyer August 16, 2024 By William Rabb What’s in a name? Thousands of dollars, a lost job, denied insurance coverage and the possibility of a suspended law...
West Virginia Governor Touts 20th-Straight Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease August 13, 2024 The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 9.1% decrease in workers’ compensation loss cost projections for the West...
OSHA Says Alleged Fall Hazards Could Cost Adidas in New York Nearly $400K August 13, 2024 Federal workplace safety officials say that Adidas America Inc. – maker of one of the world’s best-selling sneakers – faces...
Court, Not Board, Must Decide If Insurer Was Negligent After Canceling Policy August 13, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Claims that a workers’ compensation insurer acted with negligence after it canceled a policy are for a court, not the...
Worker Falls to Death From Theater Construction Site in Boston August 12, 2024 Boston police reported that a construction worker fell to his death while working on restoring Emerson College’s Cutler Majestic Theater...
Heatstroke Death of Baltimore Sanitation Worker Prompts Calls for Workplace Safety August 8, 2024 By Lea Skene Elected officials and union leaders in Baltimore are calling for safer and more humane working conditions for the city’s public...
Travelers: Costliest Claims Driven by Most Common Workplace Accidents August 6, 2024 Analysis of 1.2 million workers compensation claims reveals the costliest claims are driven by the most common workplace accidents, according...
Report: 1Q 2024 California Workers’ Comp Written Premium 3% Lower Than Year Ago July 31, 2024 Written premium for the first quarter of 2024 was 3% lower than the first quarter of 2023, while written premium...
Court Must Decide If Child Victims Act Revives Old Workers’ Compensation Claims July 31, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Did New York lawmakers intend the Child Victims Act (CVA) that revived old claims of sexual abuse to apply to...