NC Supreme Court: Injured Trucker Due Benefits, Despite Tardy Claim June 20, 2023 By Jim Sams An injured truck driver described as “pretty tough” by her doctor after she finally sought treatment more than a year...
OSHA Cites Jacksonville Center for ‘Shocking’ Amounts of Violence on Workers June 20, 2023 Federal safety regulators have fined a Jacksonville behavioral hospital more than $15,000 over what they called “shocking” findings, including almost...
Three Texas Companies Recognized for Workplace Safety June 14, 2023 The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) awarded three companies the Lone Star Safety Award for their...
OSHA Says Fatal Florida Fireworks Fire Was Preventable, Fines Company $109,000 June 13, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A December fire at a fireworks company warehouse, which killed four workers and gravely injured a fifth, was preventable, but...
Florida Lawmakers Finally Approved Workers’ Comp Physician Reimbursement Plan June 9, 2023 For the first time in six years, Florida has a new health care provider reimbursement manual, governing workers’ compensation fees...
Amazon Activist Terminated While Recovering from Work Injury, Union Says June 8, 2023 A union organizer at Amazon who testified before a Senate committee has been terminated by the company, according to the...
Keys Staffing Firm Owner Gets 32 Months for Illegal Worker Tax Violations June 7, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The owner of several Key West staffing companies is on his way to prison after a federal judge sentenced him...
Former HealthSouth CEO Scrushy Denies Hiding Millions of Dollars May 31, 2023 The man who once led HealthSouth, a huge provider of outpatient rehab services, including therapy for injured workers, has been...
South Carolina Firefighter Dies in Apartment Blaze May 30, 2023 A 25-year-old firefighter from South Carolina has died after part of a burning apartment building collapsed while firefighters were inside....
Contractor Settles with Sickened Tenn. Workers Who Cleaned up Coal Ash Spill May 25, 2023 Attorneys for a group of workers who believe their jobs cleaning up a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee led...