SC Supreme Court Urges Legislative Fix to Pre-existing Health Issue in Workers’ Comp July 15, 2024 By William Rabb South Carolina lawmakers next year may be asked to revamp a workers’ compensation employment test that judges have relied on...
California Insurance Commissioner OKs Lower Workers’ Comp Benchmark Rate July 12, 2024 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today issued a decreased pure premium rate for workers’ compensation insurance, lowering the annual benchmark...
Tennessee Sheriff Pleads Not Guilty to Using Prison Labor for Personal Profit July 12, 2024 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sitting Tennessee sheriff pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he illegally profited from the...
Insurers Entitled to Second Injury Fund Payments Even If No Longer Writing in State July 12, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A workers’ compensation insurer is entitled to continue to receive reimbursements from the Massachusetts second injury fund even after it...
OSHA Alleges Roofer Put Own Kids at Risk on Job July 9, 2024 The owner of a Liverpool, Pennsylvania roofing company risked the lives of two of his children by exposing them to...
Cooper Signs Retention Groups, Vaping, Work Zone Safety Bills in North Carolina July 5, 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed four bills Wednesday that include the creation of a new...
Report: Medical Costs for Workers’ Comp Rose 11% Nationally July 3, 2024 Medical costs for workers’ compensation increased nationally 11% and first-party claims grew 5% over the last four years, a new...
Miners’ Union Head Calls House Effort to Block Silica Dust Rule an Attack on Workers July 2, 2024 By Leah Willingham CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The head of the national mine workers’ union on Friday condemned what he characterized as an...
Uber and Lyft Agree to Higher Wages, Work-Accident Insurance in Mass. Settlement July 1, 2024 By Steve LeBlanc BOSTON (AP) — Drivers for Uber and Lyft will earn a minimum pay standard of $32.50 per hour and will...
Minivan Slams into Long Island Nail Salon, Killing 4, Injuring 9 July 1, 2024 A minivan slammed into a Long Island nail salon Friday, killing four and injuring nine people inside the business at...