Insurers and other claims-handling entities operating in Florida experienced increasing penalties for late indemnity payments and injury and illness reports, according to a report by the Florida Division of Workers Compensation released on Thursday.

A federal judge in Miami has dismissed a lawsuit filed in November against the National Football League by former players seeking workers compensation for chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Deere & Co. has agreed to pay a former employee about $275,000 to settle complaints that it violated the anti-retaliation provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act by firing him after he reported unsafe working conditions.

Closed formularies, such as ones in Texas and Washington state, limit approved medications for workers comp claims.

OSHA said employers at the site failed to maintain well control while employees were troubleshooting a problem with a drill string.

Federal workplace safety regulators have proposed a total of $91,536 in penalties against four Florida contractors after a worker fell nearly 11 feet to his death.