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		<title>Florida Agency Owner and Unlicensed Agent Charged in Fake Certificates Scheme</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/10/28/890632.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) Bureau of Insurance Fraud]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A man acting as an insurance agent—24 years after his license was revoked—and a south Florida insurance agency owner have been charged with taking premium payments and providing fake workers&#8217; compensation certificates of insurance to a contractor. Florida&#8217;s chief financial &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Black Lung Disease Hits 50-Year High, Report Says, as Claims Payments Climb Steadily</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/10/28/890519.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jahna Jacobson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[coal miner safety]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[As black lung disease hits a 50-year high among Central Appalachian coal miners, protections and compensation from the federal government are not keeping pace, says a recent report from Reimagine Appalachia and the Appalachian Citizens&#8217; Law Center. The groups found &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Beacon Mutual Partners With Massachusetts Restaurant Association</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/10/28/890101.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[East News]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Workers&#8217; compensation specialist Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. and the Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA) announced a partnership to provide restaurant owners and operators with workers&#8217; compensation coverage, safety resources, and a financial incentive for maintaining safe workplaces. MRA members insured by &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Washington Roofer Fined After Worker Dies in Fall Through Skylight</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/10/28/889916.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injured worker]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A Washington contractor was fined $48,803 after a roofer was killed when he fell through a skylight. Leslie &#38; Campbell Inc. of Union Gap was fined $48,803 after a roofer fell more than 25 feet through an unguarded skylight to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>VW Plans New $4B Audi Plant in Georgia</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/10/26/890277.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Southeast News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[builder's risk liability insurance]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Volkswagen AG plans to build a new $4 billion factory for its premium Audi brand in the southern US state of Georgia, expecting the move will yield potential relief from tariffs that have severely eroded profits. The German manufacturer will &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Delaware Workers&#8217; Compensation Rates to Drop for 10th Year, This Time by 3.9%</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/10/22/889945.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[East News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delaware workers' compensation]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Delaware workers&#8217; compensation insurance rates will decrease for the tenth year in a row, effective December 1, 2026. The voluntary market average loss costs will decrease by 3.99%, while the residual market will see an average rate reduction of 4.11%. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Two Contractors and a Restaurateur Arrested on Workers&#8217; Compensation Violations</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/10/19/889297.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[East News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Three Connecticut business owners have been arrested on charges they violated the state workers&#8217; compensation laws, according to the Chief State&#8217;s Attorney. The state attorney&#8217;s office said all three individuals were released on $10,000 non‑surety bonds and told to report &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Supervisor&#8217;s Punching of Employees Enough for Tort Suit, NC Appeals Court Says</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/10/13/888647.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Rabb]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[insurance litigation]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The North Carolina Court of Appeals last week reinforced long-debated exceptions to the exclusive remedy of the workers&#8217; compensation system in two high-profile cases that could prove costly for employers and insurers. In the first case, from Charlotte, the appeals &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MEMIC Group to Send $17 Million Dividend to Employers</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/10/13/888578.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Workers&#8217; compensation insurer The MEMIC Group said it will distribute a $17 million dividend for more than 17,000 Maine policyholders. This annual dividend is calculated based on MEMIC&#8217;s financial performance, claims experience, and its policyholders&#8217; record in maintaining safe workplaces &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>People Moves: Mississippi Insurance Lawyer Nominated to Federal Appeals Court</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/10/02/887665.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump has nominated a longtime municipal insurance lawyer to serve as a judge on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. G. Todd Butler, managing partner at the Jackson office of the Phelps Dunbar law firm, has represented &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Temporary Help Agency Owner Hid $6M in Payroll to Skirt Taxes, Workers&#8217; Comp</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/10/02/887545.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[insurance fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payroll fraud]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A Lowell, Massachusetts man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his involvement in payroll tax avoidance and workers&#8217; compensation insurance fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley. Henry Lam was sentenced to 13 months in prison, to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>4.9% Workers&#8217; Comp Rate Increase Proposed in Washington</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/09/23/886479.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The Washington State Department of Labor &#38; Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the average hourly rate employers and workers pay for workers&#8217; compensation insurance in 2027. The proposed increase would raise the cost of coverage by an average &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Markets/Coverages: Summit Workers&#8217; Comp Enters Maryland and Washington D.C</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/09/18/885581.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[East News]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Workers&#8217; compensation provider Summit has expanded its coverage into Maryland and Washington, D.C. Summit-managed carriers — Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Co., Bridgefield Employers Insurance Co. and Bridgefield Indemnity Insurance Co. — received regulatory approval to begin offering workers&#8217; compensation coverage in &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hawai&#8217;i Employers&#8217; Mutual Giving $5M Dividend to Policyholders</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/09/18/884866.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Hawai&#8217;i Employers&#8217; Mutual Insurance Company Inc. is returning $5 million to qualifying policyholders this year, a move that the workers&#8217; compensation insurer said marks the 20th consecutive annual dividend declared by its board. This payout also matches the largest dividend &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What If Employer&#8217;s Secret Identity Causes Workers&#8217; Comp Claim to Be Filed Late?</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/09/14/884961.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[East News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statute of limitations]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A late-filed workers&#8217; compensation claim can be considered valid where the lateness is due to the identity of the claimant&#8217;s employer being concealed from her. The Virginia Workers&#8217; Compensation Commission (VWCC) has upheld a deputy commissioner&#8217;s ruling that found an &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New York Contractor Charged with $160K Workers&#8217; Comp Insurance Fraud</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/09/14/884886.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[asbestos removal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor insurance]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A Long Island contractor has been charged with workers&#8217; compensation fraud that officials contend resulted in the underpayment of insurance premiums by more than $160,000. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Joseph Arthurs, of Patchogue, and his &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cleaning Crew Killed by Amazon Plane Was Wrapping up Shift at Demanding Job</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/09/11/884785.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[aircraft liability insurance]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Five members of a crew killed when an Amazon cargo jet smashed into their van were wrapping up their eight-hour shift cleaning planes at the Miami airport when they were struck, lawyers for one of the victims said on Wednesday. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Florida Posts New Workers&#8217; Comp Rules on Physician Dispensing, Immigration Forms</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/09/11/884687.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The Florida Division of Workers&#8217; Compensation has posted finalized rule changes in keeping with a recent court decision on physician dispensing of medication, along with new rules requiring the latest federal immigration status forms for workers. Six months after a &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oregon Proposes 2.1% Increase in Pure Premium Workers&#8217; Comp Rates for 2027</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/09/10/884643.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Oregon employers will pay 92 cents per $100 of payroll for workers&#8217; compensation coverage on average in 2027, a rate that would be the second lowest on record. A proposal from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services calls &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UnitedHealth Sells Interest in Florida WellMed Clinics to TPG</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/09/09/884489.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[no-fault auto insurance in Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Optum Workers' Compensation]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[UnitedHealth Group Inc. has sold an interest in some of its Optum Health operations in Florida to private equity company TPG Inc. as the health conglomerate is working to recover from a collapse in profits last year. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t need &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Washington Commanders Player Scores Workers&#8217; Compensation Win</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/09/09/884378.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The Washington Commanders football team has failed to block a workers&#8217; compensation claim in Maryland by a former defensive tackle injured at the team&#8217;s training facility in Virginia just three days after he was signed by the team. In 2024, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SAIF in Oregon Declares $50 Million Dividend</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/09/04/883916.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[SAIF is distributing a $50 million dividend to its policyholders. The board of the Oregon not-for-profit workers&#8217; compensation provider declared the dividend, making it the 17th straight dividend distributed to policyholders. The dividend reflects SAIF&#8217;s continued financial strength and it &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Yale Police Officer Charged With Workers&#8217; Compensation Fraud</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/08/26/882863.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A New Haven man has been arrested and charged with illegally collecting workers&#8217; compensation benefits from the state while being employed as a campus police officer at the Yale University Police Department. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, in November &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NCCI Recommends Another Workers&#8217; Comp Rate Cut for Florida</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/08/25/882748.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[cash payment to construction workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida worker injuries]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 7.4% average rate decrease for workers&#8217; compensation insurance, voluntary market, in Florida. If approved by state regulators, it would mark the 10th straight year of decreases, in line with most U.S. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kentucky High Court Recalculates Employer Attorney Fees, Recovery in Subrogation</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/08/25/882703.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Rabb]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Southeast News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial general liability coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coverage for alleged child sexual abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[day care center liability insurance coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kentucky Supreme Court insurance case law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[professional liability insurance coverage]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A preschool&#8217;s insurance carrier is partly obligated to defend a child abuse negligence suit, despite alleged criminal acts. And an employer&#8217;s share of attorney fees must be deducted from the amount available from subrogation—not from the full settlement amount in &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>General Contractor Found Not Liable for Subcontractor Employee&#8217;s Injury</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/08/19/882192.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[East News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[107720]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[construction insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[general contractor liability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roofer safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[subcontractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A general contractor cannot be held liable for an injury of an employee of a subcontractor where the general contractor had little or no control over the subcontractor&#8217;s work or job environment. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court this week upheld &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seven People Charged in $100M Workers&#8217; Compensation Fraud Operation in Florida</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/08/14/881604.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Rabb]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Southeast News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cash payments to workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[P&C Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[south Florida fraud investigations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[underreporting payroll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[After a years-long investigation involving state and local law enforcement teams, Florida authorities have charged seven people in a $100 million workers&#8217; compensation payroll scheme that paid workers in cash and defrauded insurers of premiums. &#8220;This criminal enterprise systematically exploited &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>People Moves: Younts Named Chair of NC Industrial Commission</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/08/11/881065.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[north carolina claimants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[southeast people moves 2026]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The North Carolina General Assembly last month confirmed workers&#8217; compensation attorney and former Deputy Commissioner Tyler Younts to a six-year term on the state Industrial Commission. A few days later, the state&#8217;s commissioner of labor, Luke Farley, designated Younts to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lawsuit Not Allowed for Heat-Stricken Worker Despite Previous Death, NC Court Says</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/08/11/880965.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Rabb]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Southeast News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm workers' heat exposure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farmers' liability insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat stroke injuries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illegal immigrants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigrant workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[migrant workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Carolina Industrial Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[One farm worker died from heat exposure in 2020, resulting in a fine and citation from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Two years later, the employer failed to follow its remedial safety guidelines for heat exposure, failed to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oregon Scam Targeting Spanish-Speaking Injured Workers May Include Fake Judges</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/08/11/880718.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A sophisticated scam targeting Spanish-speaking injured workers is ongoing in Oregon, authorities are warning. The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is warning people the scam targeting Spanish-speaking injured workers in Oregon and around the country involves workers being &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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