WC news Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/wc-news/ Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:20:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg WC news Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/wc-news/ 32 32 Worker’s Refusal of Light Duty Does Not Have to Relate to Injury, Georgia Court Says /news/southeast/2026/06/15/873658.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:01:07 +0000 /?p=873658 Trump Admin Wants to Close Watchdog on West Virginia’s Chemical Disasters /news/southeast/2026/06/05/872655.htm Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:40:12 +0000 /?p=872655 Kentucky Food-Color Plant Was ‘Catastrophe Waiting to Happen,’ CSB Says /news/southeast/2026/05/29/871828.htm Fri, 29 May 2026 15:39:10 +0000 /?p=871828 Florida Comp Costs Are on the Rise. End to Physician Dispensing May Help /news/southeast/2026/05/29/871717.htm Fri, 29 May 2026 05:01:18 +0000 /?p=871717 NC Jury Award for Workers Injured in Wall Collapse May be Largest in State History /news/southeast/2026/05/26/871320.htm Tue, 26 May 2026 14:39:03 +0000 /?p=871320 OSHA Has 6 Inspectors for 60,000 West Virginia Workplaces /news/southeast/2026/05/22/871135.htm Fri, 22 May 2026 13:26:54 +0000 /?p=871135 NC Commission Warns About Workers’ Comp Scam Impersonating Officials /news/southeast/2026/05/21/870822.htm Thu, 21 May 2026 05:02:00 +0000 /?p=870822 South Carolina Law Adds Workers’ Comp Stroke Presumption for Some Firefighters /news/southeast/2026/05/21/870796.htm Thu, 21 May 2026 05:01:35 +0000 /?p=870796 Georgia Insurance Agent Kept Comp Premiums, Gave Fake COIs, Board Says /news/southeast/2026/05/15/870064.htm Fri, 15 May 2026 13:13:04 +0000 /?p=870064 NCCI: Workers’ Comp Calendar Year Combined Ratio at 91; Accident Year CR 102 /news/national/2026/05/14/869862.htm Thu, 14 May 2026 14:59:15 +0000 /?p=869862 Florida Contractors Sentenced in Decade-Long Scheme to Avoid Taxes, Workers’ Comp /news/southeast/2026/05/08/869135.htm Fri, 08 May 2026 14:36:32 +0000 /?p=869135 Viewpoint: Decades-Old Approach to Workers Comp Claims Must Change /news/national/2026/05/01/867896.htm Fri, 01 May 2026 05:02:07 +0000 /?p=867896 Georgia Governor Candidate Hired Undocumented at His Mansion, Comp Claim Argues /news/southeast/2026/04/29/867713.htm Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:35:46 +0000 /?p=867713 West Virginia Chemical Facility Reaction Kills 2, Injures 20 /news/southeast/2026/04/23/867011.htm Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:23:36 +0000 /?p=867011 Markets/Coverages: MGA EverPeak Launches Multi-State Workers’ Comp Feature; Orion180 Offers New Product for Rental Property Owners /news/national/2026/04/22/866851.htm Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:17:45 +0000 /?p=866851 Jacksonville Contractor Charged With Underreporting Payroll by $2 Million /news/southeast/2026/04/09/865181.htm Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:05:31 +0000 /?p=865181 After ‘Two Clocks’ Workers’ Comp Court Ruling, Will Florida Claims Be Reopened? /news/southeast/2026/04/06/864521.htm Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:01:04 +0000 /?p=864521 Georgia Employers Fined for Repeat Silica Exposure for Workers /news/southeast/2026/03/27/863768.htm Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:14:34 +0000 /?p=863768 ‘Mental Health Trip’ to NY Not Compensable, Florida Appellate Court Finds /news/southeast/2026/03/23/862854.htm Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:02:51 +0000 /?p=862854 No Sprinklers in TN Explosives Plant Building Where Blast Killed 16, Investigators Say /news/southeast/2026/03/18/862477.htm Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:56:14 +0000 /?p=862477 Florida Contractor Charged With Avoiding $1M in Workers’ Comp Premiums /news/southeast/2026/03/18/862397.htm Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:33:25 +0000 /?p=862397 Retailers Casualty Offers $1M in Dividends to Safe Employers /news/southeast/2026/03/13/861768.htm Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:01:36 +0000 /?p=861768 Florida Lawmakers Tweak Cancer Benefits for Firefighters /news/southeast/2026/03/10/861307.htm Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:11:04 +0000 /?p=861307 Florida Tank Company Contesting OSHA Fines After Fatal Incident /news/southeast/2026/03/06/860852.htm Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:23:12 +0000 /?p=860852 Death and Destruction at Orlando I-4 Project But Punitive Damages Not Allowed /news/southeast/2026/03/03/860152.htm Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:01:09 +0000 /?p=860152 Florida Appeals Court Pulls the Plug on Physician Dispensing in Workers’ Comp /news/southeast/2026/02/27/859798.htm Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:02:36 +0000 /?p=859798 People Moves: AEU Names Lake VP and Loss Control Director /news/southeast/2026/02/26/859668.htm Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:01:55 +0000 /?p=859668 NC State Workers Should Seek Comp Benefits, Not Constitutional Claims, Court Told /news/southeast/2026/02/25/859627.htm Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:16:09 +0000 /?p=859627 OSHA Fines Alabama Utility Contractor $257,700 After Deaths of 3 Workers /news/southeast/2026/02/20/858919.htm Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:17:55 +0000 /?p=858919 Georgia Supreme Court Disbars Workers’ Comp Attorney for Taking Client Funds /news/southeast/2026/02/19/858728.htm Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:28:23 +0000 /?p=858728