workers’ compensation News

JPMorgan Bolsters Florida Bet With 300 New Jobs in Orlando

JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to hire 300 people in the Orlando area over the next two years, part of the largest US bank’s expansion in the South. The firm will renovate its 250,000-square-foot (23,226-square-meter) campus in central Florida, which …

Washington Workers’ Comp Premium Going up in 2025

The average cost of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington will go up about 3.8% in 2025, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced. Employers and workers together will pay on average roughly $1 per week more for each …

Striking Charlotte Airport Workers Could Affect Travel Plans This Week

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, one of the nation’s busiest, went on strike this week just as the heaviest travel period of the year kicks off. News outlets reported that employees with ABM and Prospect Airport Services, who …

Connecticut Approves 6% Workers’ Compensation Rate Decrease for 2025

The trend of decreasing rates in Connecticut workers’ compensation insurance will continue as the state’s insurance regulator has approved an industry proposed 6% rate decrease beginning January 1, 2025. The now-approved rate filing submitted by the industry’s National Council on …

AM Best Assigns Ratings to New York Healthcare Workers’ Compensation Carrier

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Standard and Preferred Insurance Co. of Kew Gardens, New York. The outlook assigned to these ratings is stable. AM Best …

Head of Kentucky Plant Says Company Will Cover Damages After Blast

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The president of a Kentucky plant that exploded earlier this week said the company is accountable for the accident and will pay damages to residents affected by the blast. “First and foremost, we are devastated by …

Washington Workers’ Comp Scam Exposed by Gym Trips

A Washington man is being charged in a felony in a $28,000 workers’ compensation scam after a trip the gym seemingly exposed him. Omid Mohammadi Dashti, 41, of Renton, was charged with one count of first-degree theft. He’s accused of …

Mississippi Worker Killed When Hot Asphalt Falls from Dump Truck

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi’s capital said a man died Monday when he was trying to repair a dump truck and asphalt poured onto him. Darrell Sheriff, 41, was underneath the truck working on a hydraulic line when …

Rescuers Find Body of Final Missing Tenn. Factory Worker Swept Away by Flooding

ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Rescue workers in Tennessee have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive flooding from Hurricane Helene hit a plastics factory there. Rosa Andrade, 29, was one of six employees killed after they …

New York Reduces Workers’ Compensation Assessment Rate for 2025

New York employers will pay 22% less in the annual assessment to run the state’s workers’ compensation system in 2025. The rate assessed on standard premiums will be 7.1% beginning January 1, 2025, down from 9.2% in 2024. The Hochul …