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Inside This Article: A recent crane collapse at a Fort Lauderdale YMCA construction site sent equipment partially into the road just feet from a passing driver. Improperly secured loads, inadequate crane stabilization, loads near or above capacity, and wind are among the most common conditions that contribute to crane incidents. Damage to the project or surrounding property can lead to costly…

A woman who fell off her bike and was injured while leaving her workplace at the University of California will be eligible for Workers Compensation but cannot sue her employer for negligence, an appeals court ruled. Based on the \"premises line\" rule, the employee was still engaged in the course of her employment when the accident occurred, as she was…

A recent study examined 1.2 million on-the-job injury reports to determine which populations are most vulnerable to Workers’ Compensation Insurance claims, Property Casualty 360 reported this month. Brand-new hires were responsible for 34% of all claims assessed; among small businesses, first-year workers made up around 43% of claims, the publication reported. First-year workers have long been associated with a higher…

Unlike practically every other line of business within the insurance industry, Workers’ Compensation remains in a historically soft market that is now entering its eighth year. This soft market is expected to continue for another two to three years unless a severe recession adversely affects capacity. One of the main reasons that Workers’ Compensation remains soft is that it remains…

During this webinar, our experts joined for a discussion on the current state of the Workers\' Compensation market, including insights and tips on how to navigate the continued soft market. https://vimeo.com/804081972/5e4cfda673

New legislation that goes into effect in Ohio on Sept. 23 will amend the state’s rules on Workers’ Compensation benefits to address injuries that occur while an individual is working from home. Signed into law in June, House Bill 447 adds exclusions and guidelines for injuries sustained by at-home employees, Property Casualty 360 recently reported. In…

Two separate construction accidents in Boston recently caused a stoppage on projects by the region’s largest construction company. According to reports, Suffolk Construction halted work at multiple job sites on May 6 in order to “reinforce safety awareness” after multiple workers were hurt when a former power plant under construction collapsed May 4, followed by an accident at another job…

The Workers’ Compensation market has been significantly impacted by COVID-19 and several other factors over the last year. What has not changed is that we are in the eighth consecutive year of a soft market within Workers’ Compensation that offers plenty of opportunity for capacity and competitive prices for clients. Current headwinds indicate that trend could change, however. While capacity…

A road construction worker was tragically killed on I-94 in Michigan on Aug. 27 after a semi-truck struck the crane that the worker was operating. According to Michigan State Police, the worker was completing bridgework on an overpass near Paw Paw and had attempted to jump from the equipment before it was hit by the semi-truck. The worker died at…

Two workers narrowly avoided serious injuries after being thrown from horizontal metal beams at a construction site on the Boston University campus May 14. The accident happened when a steel column fell to the side, causing the adjacent beams to topple “like dominoes” and partially collapse the steel frame of what is slated to become a 13-story data sciences building…

Xylem Inc. was recently fined $234,054 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after a 2020 incident in which a worker was hurt while lowering himself into a water test pit. The injury reportedly took place at the water technology company’s location in Pewaukee, Wisconsin when a guardrail loosened as the worker entered the almost…

A Georgia high school that made headlines for its packed hallways and unmasked students announced Aug. 9 that it would close for at least two days after it identified nine cases of COVID-19. Six students and three staff members tested positive for the virus after the first week of in-person instruction at the school, one of the first to reopen…