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Supreme Court Rules Religious Ministers Not Covered by Job Bias Laws
Jan 12 2012 // Religious groups and churches may hire and fire their leaders without being subject to laws against discrimination in employment, the U.S. Supreme Court said this week in a unanimous landmark ruling. For the first time,...
Michigan Unlikely to Restore Lost Jobs for Decades
Jan 9 2012 // State budget director John Nixon likes getting together with fellow budget directors these days because it gives him a chance to brag about Michigan. After a decade of ongoing deficits, “we’re in a position now...
Allstate Revises Agent Compensation Plan
Jan 9 2012 // Allstate’s captive agents have been spared part of a planned cut in their commissions as the insurer has revised its compensation strategy. The Illinois-based insurer confirmed that it would cut its base commission...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Market Remains Healthy: State Report
Jan 6 2012 // The state’s annual report on workers’ compensation insurance says Florida’s market is “competitive,” and availability of coverage is not a significant problem. The Office of Insurance...
Aging Workforce May Not Be So Bad for Workers’ Compensation, Says NCCI
Jan 5 2012 // The aging workforce may not have the negative impact on loss costs that workers’ compensation insurers have feared. New research from the industry’s National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) also...
Hiring Executives: How to Move Beyond First Impressions
Jan 3 2012 // What are they really like? Little things can be revealing in an interview and a skilled interviewer can look beneath the surface to discover the real candidate. Selecting the right people to lead and build effective...
Jay-Z Sued by Workers Compensation Board of New York
Dec 30 2011 // Workers Compensation Board of New York filed a lawsuit against rapper Jay-Z for allegedly failing to make workers’ comp payments worth $18,000 for his domestic employees, according to a report. Entertainment news...
Indiana: 2% Fail Job Training Drug Tests
Dec 30 2011 // Indiana officials say a drug testing program that started in July for people seeking job training has led to about 2 percent of applicants failing. The state Department of Workforce Development says 13 people, or 1...
North Carolina Professor Appeals Ruling Over Job Tenure
Dec 28 2011 // A professor who says her remarks about a Palestinian film cost her a job at North Carolina State University wants the state Supreme Court to review her case. Lawyers for Terri Ginsberg filed an appeal this month of a...
Allstate Revises Agent Compensation Plan
Dec 27 2011 // Allstate’s captive agents have been spared part of a planned cut in their commissions as the insurer has revised its compensation strategy. The Illinois-based insurer confirmed that it would cut its base commission...
Who’s Worth What in the Agency System: Time to Evaluate Frozen Salaries
Dec 16 2011 // Agency Salary Survey Reveals Frozen Salaries; Experts Say Time Is Right to Evaluate Compensation Any business owner knows that a great employee is worth a lot. That holds true for independent insurance agencies when it...
Beecher Carlson Names Conlon as New Miami Managing Director
Dec 14 2011 // Beecher Carlson has expanded its national healthcare team by hiring Eileen Conlon as a managing director. Conlon has more than 20 years of experience and most recently served as managing director of Willis after it...
Michigan Senate Approves Workers’ Compensation Changes
Dec 8 2011 // Workers’ compensation reform legislation that supporters say will help reduce employer costs for helping injured workers has advanced in Michigan. The state Senate has passed a bill that was previously approved in...
Lloyd’s Study Finds U.S. Businesses Concerned with Talent, Skills Shortage
Dec 8 2011 // U.S. business leaders are as concerned as their European counterparts over a talent and skills shortage, despite record unemployment levels across much of the U.S. The talent risk was number two in a survey conducted by...
P/C Insurers Lost 900 Jobs in October, Labor Department Data Shows
Dec 7 2011 // Property/casualty insurers lost 900 jobs overall in October, according to latest government data. But insurers in other segments did better. Life insurer employment was up by 1,400. Employment at medical expense insurers...
Maine Workers’ Compensation Rates to Go Down Next Year
Dec 5 2011 // Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa said the Bureau of Insurance has approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s request to decrease workers’ comp loss costs in the state by an average of...
New York Lost 250,000 Middle- and High-Wage Jobs Since 2008: Report
Dec 1 2011 // New York State has been shedding hundreds of thousands of well-paying jobs since the financial crisis hit and its poverty rate remains high. Since 2008, the state lost over 250,000 middle- and high-wage jobs in sectors...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Corp. Offers Tips for Hiring Seasonal Workers
Nov 30 2011 // Short-term hiring during the holiday season is a boon to both employers and employees, but businesses should take care to ensure the safety of temporary workers. Richard Perkins, safety and loss prevention outreach...
Workers’ Compensation System’s ‘Elephant in the Room’
Nov 29 2011 // The state-based workers’ compensation system has evolved and survived for 100 years but it could face tough challenges in the coming years as the country struggles to dig itself out of the deep recession. The...
Florida Looks to Manage State’s Workers’ Compensation Costs
Nov 29 2011 // Florida officials are looking for ways to reduce the state government’s workers’ compensation costs and considering changing some mandates that grant first responders automatic benefits and reducing...
