Bodies of 2 Workers Found Days After Collapse at Hospital Parking Garage April 15, 2026 The bodies of two workers trapped when a stairwell roof collapsed at a parking garage under construction in Philadelphia have...
Pennsylvania Approves 1.2% Workers’ Compensation Costs Reduction April 14, 2026 Pennsylvania regulators have approved a decrease of 1.22% in loss costs for workers’ compensation insurance effective April 1. New or...
Jacksonville Contractor Charged With Underreporting Payroll by $2 Million April 9, 2026 Florida authorities have charged a Jacksonville contractor with underreporting payroll by almost $2 million and stiffing his workers’ compensation insurer...
Contractor Faces $4.6 Million in OSHA Fines After Fatal Trench Collapse April 9, 2026 A Massachusetts water and sewer line construction contractor is facing $4,699,362 in proposed penalties for safety violations related to a...
Sole Proprietor Need Not Notify Insurer of Injury by Deadline for Workers’ Compensation March 31, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has concluded that an individual who is the sole owner and employee of a business is...
Georgia Employers Fined for Repeat Silica Exposure for Workers March 27, 2026 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines for two Georgia employers for failing to address safety violations...
Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado Paying $15M Dividend for Colorado Members March 26, 2026 Colorado workers’ compensation provider Pinnacol Assurance announced it will distribute a $15 million general dividend to its members in 2026....
‘Mental Health Trip’ to NY Not Compensable, Florida Appellate Court Finds March 23, 2026 By William Rabb A south Florida FedEx driver, now a quadriplegic after a vehicle crash in 2019, may need constant care and may...
About to Take Off?: Legal Fights Emerge Over Toxic Fumes on Flights March 20, 2026 By Ezra Amacher When passengers step onto an airplane, they’re accustomed to turbulence, seat kicking and lengthy tarmac delays. Those are the predictable...
Does Workers’ Compensation Cover Employee Injured Performing a ‘Common Courtesy’? March 19, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson An employee has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits after being injured when performing a “common courtesy” even though her employer...