January 8, 2026 There’s an old saw in the safety world that says the rules are written in blood. It’s a grim reminder that most workplace safety regulations exist because someone, somewhere, was hurt or killed doing something that now has a rule against it. Sometimes, though, we get a reminder that the blood continues to flow even when the rules already exist. We just have to follow them. In  March of last year , 45-year-old Sunbok You, the CEO of Hyundai subcontractor SBY Am

January 8, 2026 Wide-ranging legislation addresses E-Verify, car accidents, and overseas remittances. Florida businesses that purposely ignore whether employees are legally in the United States could face hefty fines or even criminal charges if they hire more than 50 undocumented immigrants, according to a sweeping new immigration package. Filed Wednesday by Republican Sen. Jonathan Martin, the 34-page bill would presume certain non-citizens are at fault in car accidents, sev

January 7, 20206 Workers' compensation is a system designed to protect employers and employees from "unexpected events happening suddenly." That phrase, or one like it, is featured in various statutes across the country. The Florida version is: “Accident" means only an unexpected or unusual event or result that happens suddenly. But what if the event is neither unexpected nor particularly unusual? What if the event is even intentional? I had thoughts on this recently as a new

January 7, 2026 January 07, 2026 - The federal government has been focused on immigration issues and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been conducting "sweeps" in cities across the United States to identify, detain and deport persons illegally in the country. On Dec. 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that Operation Catahoula Crunch, a sweep conducted in New Orleans, has resulted in the arrest of more than 250 illegal or undocume

January 6, 2026 What Do You Think? Employers may have to provide workers’ compensation benefits when an employee is injured while driving for the company. But is that also true when an employee is injured solely because he was tired and fell asleep at the wheel? A case involving an ADT patrol officer addresses that question. The patrol officer fell asleep while responding to a call. He hit a car in front of him, causing the airbags to deploy. He sought workers’ compensation b