Connecticut Adds Cancer Presumption to Firefighters’ Workers’ Compensation August 31, 2023 A new Connecticut law making it easier for firefighters who develop cancer to receive workers’ compensation benefits will go into...
Crane Collapse at Miami Hospital Killed One, Injured Other Workers August 29, 2023 Authorities were still investigating Tuesday after a construction crane at a Miami hospital buckled and collapsed onto construction workers, killing...
Florida Sheriff’s Copter Crashes in Pompano Beach, Killing Two August 29, 2023 A south Florida sheriff’s helicopter caught fire Monday before crashing into a Pompano Beach apartment building, killing two people and...
New Hampshire Workers’ Compensation Rates to Drop 14% in 2024 August 29, 2023 The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) recently approved a workers’ compensation rate proposal that will reduce voluntary loss costs by...
Kentucky Supreme Court: Docs Must Bill for Injured Workers Within 45 Days August 29, 2023 By William Rabb Medical providers who treat injured workers in Kentucky must bill the employer/insurer within 45 days, even before a workers’ compensation...
NCCI Calls for Average 15% Decrease in Florida Workers’ Compensation Rates August 29, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The National Council on Compensation Insurance has proposed an average 15.1% decrease in rates for Florida, starting Jan. 1, the...
South Florida Contractor Charged with Underreporting Payroll by $5.9 Million August 24, 2023 Florida authorities this week charged a south Florida contractor with underreporting his payroll by almost $6 million, cheating his workers’...
Shot-at FedEx Driver, Now on Workers’ Comp, Has Been Fired, Attorney Says August 23, 2023 By Emily Wagster Pettus A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in Mississippi in 2022 has...
Shinwa Plans $114M Expansion at Alabama Auto Parts Plant August 17, 2023 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An auto parts supplier plans a $114 million investment to expand its facility in Alabama to...
Florida DFS Provides Grants for Firefighters’ Cancer Decontamination Equipment August 16, 2023 Florida firefighters are covered by a limited presumption if they are diagnosed with cancer, but some fire departments still need...