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...
California Workers’ Comp Med-Legal Costs up Sharply Under New Fee Schedule June 28, 2024 Payments for medical-legal evaluations and reports used to resolve medical disputes in California worker injury claims rose more than expected...
No Workers’ Comp for Employee Injured When Vehicle Crashed Through Her Office Wall June 28, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson An employee at the Virginia Department of Health who was seriously injured when a vehicle crashed through the wall of...
Massachusetts Orders 14.6% Cut in Workers’ Compensation Rates June 27, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Massachusetts businesses will see an average 14.6% reduction in workers’ compensation rates—a cut that is almost twice the size of...