Qatar Says Worker Deaths for World Cup ‘Between 400 and 500’ November 30, 2022 By Jon Gambrell DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A top Qatari official involved in the country’s World Cup organization has put the number of...
Marsh: Restaurants Failing to Assess Workplace Hazards November 28, 2022 By Allen Laman Formal hazard assessments at restaurants are key in reducing worker injuries and insurance claims. In recent years, however, a sizeable...
Walmart Shooting Raises Need for Violence Prevention at Work November 28, 2022 By Alexandra Olson and Anne D'Innocenzio NEW YORK (AP) — The mass shooting Wednesday at a Walmart in Virginia was only the latest example of a...
Viewpoint: Settlement Strategies for Workers’ Compensation Claims November 21, 2022 By Alex Ficker and Sarah M. Luna Knowing how to effectively negotiate and settle cases is essential when handling workers compensation claims. To do this well, you...
Massachusetts AG Finds More Drug Overcharges in Workers’ Compensation November 8, 2022 Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts, Inc. has agreed to pay $3.2 million after allegedly failing to follow prescription pricing procedures...
Can More Rigorous Accounting Lead to Fewer Workplace Injuries? November 1, 2022 Businesses wanting to make their workplaces safer might try adopting a more rigorous accounting system. A new study finds a...
Cities Must Bargain Over Termination of Injured Workers: New York High Court October 27, 2022 By Insurance Journal staff New York labor law requires a municipality to negotiate when terminating employees who are not at work for over a...
Ariz Court: PTSD Claimant Missed Statute of Limitations for Bad Faith Claim October 25, 2022 By Jim Sams John C. France’s workers’ compensation claim cleared the way for Arizona first responders to receive workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic...
Fla. Supreme: Plaintiff Can’t Pull Out of Settlement Because Lienholder Named as Payee October 24, 2022 By Jim Sams Adam J. Sounders agreed to settle his personal-injury lawsuit against a trucking company for $500,000, but pulled out of the...
Judge Dismisses FedEx from Indianapolis Shooting Lawsuit October 21, 2022 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed FedEx from a lawsuit filed by relatives of five of the eight...