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Unlicensed Contractors Caught Following Hurricane Michael
PANAMA CITY, Fla.—Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis announced three contractors conducting...
Oct 29, 2018
The Legal and Financial Ramifications of Uninsured Status in Workers’ Comp Claims
Hiring independent contractors is a growing practice for many businesses, allowing them to take on work larger in scope without all of...
Oct 29, 2018
Workers’ comp claim counts are down…right?
A recently-released analysis of workers’ comp claim frequency tells us what we’ve known for years – the percentage of workers that gets...
Oct 29, 2018
Lockton: Higher Costs Associated With Denied Workers’ Comp Claims
Workers’ compensation claim denial rates increased a little over one percent between 2014 and 2017, according to a white paper published...
Oct 25, 2018
U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Florida Farm for Exposing Employees to Lightning Strikes
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited C.W. Hendrix Farms Inc. for failing to...
Oct 23, 2018
Lawnmower Injuries a Persistent Source of Serious Injury and High Costs, New Study Affirms
In what Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers call an unusually comprehensive analysis of nationwide data, they conclude that the rate of...
Oct 23, 2018
Will You Be Ready When an Emergency Strikes?
In the event of an emergency, an emergency action plan can result in reducing the number of injuries and even saving lives. The purpose...
Oct 23, 2018
OSHA and Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals Form Alliance to Protect Employee Safe
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) today...
Oct 22, 2018
U.S Department of Labor Cites Roofing Contractor After Accident at Florida Worksite
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Kasper Roofing & Construction Inc. for...
Oct 22, 2018
Workers’ Comp Rate Hearing Scrapped Because Of Storm
Pointing to a need to stay focused on the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, the state Office of Insurance Regulation has canceled a public...
Oct 22, 2018
Restaurants Must Pay Minimum Wage for Work Unrelated to Serving
Restaurants must pay waiters and bartenders minimum wage when they are engaged in tasks such as cleaning toilets that are unrelated to...
Oct 20, 2018
Due to the State of Emergency from Hurricane Michael, insurers may not cancel or non-renew a policy
As of October 8, 2018 Governor Rick Scott has placed the following counties under a State of Emergency: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa,...
Oct 19, 2018
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