A forklift operator has died in an accident at Boston`s Logan International Airport, authorities said Wednesday. The 51-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was an employee of a JetBlue contractor. He was trying to drive a forklift through …
A new Connecticut law making it easier for firefighters who develop cancer to receive workers’ compensation benefits will go into effect on October 1, 2023. Approved as part of the state budget bill, this law creates a presumption during the …
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 …
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 …
The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) recently approved a workers’ compensation rate proposal that will reduce voluntary loss costs by 14% on average. The new rates will apply to policies effective starting on January 1, 2024. According to the insurance …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An auto parts supplier plans a $114 million investment to expand its facility in Alabama to support the production of electric vehicle parts, Gov. Kay Ivey`s office announced Tuesday. Shinhwa Auto USA Corp.`s expansion will create …
