Oregon Proposes 2.1% Increase in Pure Premium Workers’ Comp Rates for 2027 September 10, 2026 Oregon employers will pay 92 cents per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation coverage on average in 2027, a rate...
UnitedHealth Sells Interest in Florida WellMed Clinics to TPG September 9, 2026 By Ike Swetlitz UnitedHealth Group Inc. has sold an interest in some of its Optum Health operations in Florida to private equity company...
Washington Commanders Player Scores Workers’ Compensation Win September 9, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The Washington Commanders football team has failed to block a workers’ compensation claim in Maryland by a former defensive tackle...
SAIF in Oregon Declares $50 Million Dividend September 4, 2026 SAIF is distributing a $50 million dividend to its policyholders. The board of the Oregon not-for-profit workers’ compensation provider declared...
Yale Police Officer Charged With Workers’ Compensation Fraud August 26, 2026 A New Haven man has been arrested and charged with illegally collecting workers’ compensation benefits from the state while being...
NCCI Recommends Another Workers’ Comp Rate Cut for Florida August 25, 2026 The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 7.4% average rate decrease for workers’ compensation insurance, voluntary market, in...
Kentucky High Court Recalculates Employer Attorney Fees, Recovery in Subrogation August 25, 2026 By William Rabb A preschool’s insurance carrier is partly obligated to defend a child abuse negligence suit, despite alleged criminal acts. And an...
General Contractor Found Not Liable for Subcontractor Employee’s Injury August 19, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A general contractor cannot be held liable for an injury of an employee of a subcontractor where the general contractor...
Seven People Charged in $100M Workers’ Compensation Fraud Operation in Florida August 14, 2026 By William Rabb After a years-long investigation involving state and local law enforcement teams, Florida authorities have charged seven people in a $100...
People Moves: Younts Named Chair of NC Industrial Commission August 11, 2026 The North Carolina General Assembly last month confirmed workers’ compensation attorney and former Deputy Commissioner Tyler Younts to a six-year...