September 8, 2023
A workers’ compensation fund for Mississippi state agencies can take subrogation action against the driver of an all-terrain vehicle that badly injured the then-chief of staff to the state’s lieutenant governor, the Mississippi Supreme Court decided this week. A circuit …
September 7, 2023
Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams was reported to be on life support at a Tampa hospital Thursday after a construction accident. Multiple news outlets reported that Williams, who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Buffalo Bills, was …
September 1, 2023
ABBEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A central Georgia sheriff responding to a call for service was killed when his car went off the road, hit a tree and overturned, authorities said. Wilcox County Sheriff Robert Rodgers died Tuesday afternoon after the …
August 29, 2023
Authorities were still investigating Tuesday after a construction crane at a Miami hospital buckled and collapsed onto construction workers, killing one person and injuring four others. The 200-foot crane was in use Saturday at a part of HCA Florida Mercy …
August 29, 2023
A south Florida sheriff’s helicopter caught fire Monday before crashing into a Pompano Beach apartment building, killing two people and injuring four. The Associated Press, the New York Times and local news outlets reported that the Broward County Sheriff’s rescue …
August 29, 2023
Medical providers who treat injured workers in Kentucky must bill the employer/insurer within 45 days, even before a workers’ compensation claim has been filed and before an employer’s liability has been established, the Kentucky Supreme Court decided this week. The …
August 29, 2023
The National Council on Compensation Insurance has proposed an average 15.1% decrease in rates for Florida, starting Jan. 1, the latest and one of the largest reduction recommendations in more than a decade of rate filings. The filing, which will …
August 24, 2023
Florida authorities this week charged a south Florida contractor with underreporting his payroll by almost $6 million, cheating his workers’ compensation insurer out of more than $350,000 in premiums. Miguel Porras, principal at Thiago’s Enterprise Construction, of Pembroke Pines, was …
August 23, 2023
A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in Mississippi in 2022 has now been fired from his job, he and his attorney said Monday. “I honestly feel disrespected,” the former driver, D’Monterrio …
August 17, 2023
Workplace shootings, more common than ever now, may happen in the course and scope of employment. But do they have to be work-related to make the victims eligible for workers’ compensation benefits? That’s the question that a Florida appeals court …