Stonetrust Workers’ Comp Expands Into North Carolina December 22, 2025 Stonetrust Commercial Insurance, a workers’ compensation carrier based in Louisiana, has expanded into North Carolina, bringing to 13 the number...
11 Firefighters and 2 Others Injured After NC House Explosion and Fire December 19, 2025 Eleven firefighters and two other people were injured in a house fire explosion in the Piedmont region of North Carolina,...
Massachusetts Reports First Case of Silicosis in Stone Countertop Worker December 17, 2025 Massachusetts public health officials have reported the first confirmed case of silicosis in the stone countertop fabrication industry in the...
Black Lung Benefits Denied; Discrimination Claim Against UPS Shot Down by Court December 12, 2025 By William Rabb A federal appeals court, one step below the U.S. Supreme Court, handed down two rulings in favor of employers and...
Connecticut Builder Charged With Being Workers’ Compensation Scofflaw December 12, 2025 The owner of a Connecticut construction firm has been arrested and charged with failing to provide the required workers’ compensation...
OSHA Fines Korean Construction Firm $20,000 After Georgia Worker’s Death December 8, 2025 Following the death of a worker at a Georgia solar systems plant in May, a federal safety agency has cited...
Dunkin’ Cashier in Georgia, Stabbed by Rapper, Can’t Claim More Than Workers’ Comp December 8, 2025 By William Rabb A Dunkin’ Donuts cashier who was stabbed by an Atlanta-area rapper has only the workers’ compensation remedy, even if the...
Construction Firm Owner Pleads Guilty to $600K Workers’ Compensation Fraud December 4, 2025 The owner of an iron and erection construction company was sentenced this week for underreporting payroll to avoid paying $600,000...
Washington Workers’ Comp Average Premium Going up 4.9% in 2026 December 1, 2025 The average cost of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington is set to rise 4.9% for 2026. The Washington State Department...
New Jersey Vegetable Processing Firm Faces $1M OSHA Penalty After Worker Fatality November 26, 2025 The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a fresh-cut vegetable processing company for willfully and repeatedly violating safety requirements after...