Tennessee Approves Smallest Drop in Workers’ Compensation Costs in Years February 11, 2026 The average workers’ compensation rates for the Tennessee voluntary market should drop about 2% this year, marking the 13th straight...
Injured Employee Loses Evidence Spoliation Bid Over Video Erased by Employer February 11, 2026 A Virginia public school employee must proceed with his workers’ compensation claim appeal without the evidence of a video he...
Probe Begins Into Maine Pulp Facility Chemical Release That Killed Intern, Injured 9 February 10, 2026 The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is opening an investigation into the fatal chemical release that occurred...
Workers’ Compensation Insurer Beacon Mutual Dealing With Ransomware Attack February 10, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Rhode Island-based Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. has experienced a ransomware attack and is in the process of determining what information...
Concrete Firm Pleads Guilty to OSHA Violation That Led to Worker’s Death February 9, 2026 A Massachusetts concrete services company pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to willfully violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Florida Senate President Says No Major Insurance Changes This Year February 5, 2026 By William Rabb Three weeks into the 2026 Florida legislative session, with bill deadlines approaching, Florida Senate President Ben Albritton said Wednesday he...
Oregon Disabling Workers’ Comp Claims Fell in 2024 January 30, 2026 Oregon recorded fewer accepted disabling workers’ compensation claims in 2024 even as statewide employment continued to rise, new data from...
New Exoskeleton System Said to Reduce Back and Strain Injuries by Almost Two-Thirds January 23, 2026 An exoskeleton system developed initially by Vanderbilt University researchers decreased strain, sprain and lifting injuries by as much as 62%...
Falls Were Most Common Safety Violation in Washington for 20th Straight Year January 22, 2026 Falls from heights were the most cited serious workplace safety violation by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries...
Part That Broke on UPS Plane in Kentucky Failed 4 Times on Other Planes Years Ago January 16, 2026 By Josh Funk Boeing warned plane owners in 2011 about a broken part that contributed to a UPS plane crash that killed 15...