WV Governor’s Coal Company Settles with BrickStreet Mutual in Payment Dispute May 28, 2024 The hits keep coming for West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his coal companies. The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of...
Roofing Contractor to Contest OSHA Citations After Employee’s Fatal Fall May 27, 2024 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined that a Massachusetts roofing contractor again violated federal regulations for fall...
California Janitorial Company Owners Arraigned for $2.4M Insurance Fraud May 24, 2024 The husband-and-wife owners of a janitorial company were arraigned on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud after an investigation allegedly...
AM Best Affirms Arrow Mutual’s Ratings, Revises Outlooks Citing Claim Dispute May 20, 2024 AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and...
Workers’ Compensation Bars Doctor Who Was Shot at New York Hospital From Suing May 20, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson New York’s highest court has ruled that a doctor who was injured in a shooting at the hospital where he...
Driver Says He Smoked Pot Oil, Took Meds Before Florida Crash That Killed 8 Workers May 17, 2024 OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man with a long record of dangerous driving told investigators he smoked marijuana oil and...
Driver of Pickup Charged with DUI After Crash with Bus that Killed 8 Farmworkers May 16, 2024 By Michael Schneider and Terry Spencer OCALA, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a...
COVID-19 Can Be Occupational Disease, Colorado Court Says in Worker Death Case May 16, 2024 For the first time, a Colorado appellate court has concluded that COVID-19 can be an occupational disease that is compensable...
Connecticut Establishes Fund for Fallen Police Officers’ Survivors May 16, 2024 Connecticut has established a Fallen Officer Fund, which will provide $100,000 to the surviving family members or beneficiaries of any...
US Workers’ Comp Line Still Showing Strong Profits, Lower Claim Frequency May 15, 2024 By William Rabb Net written premium in the U.S. workers’ compensation insurance market grew by just 1% from 2022 to 2023, a far...