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Assembly Passes Workers’ Compensation Changes
Aug 31 2012 // The state Assembly approved a series of changes to California’s workers’ compensation system Friday, voting on a 170-page bill that arose in the final days of the legislative session. The changes were sought by...
Michigan Workers’ Compensation Rates to Drop Again
Aug 28 2012 // Michigan’s regulators say the state’s workers’ compensation premium rates are dropping for the second year in a row. Michigan Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Director Steven H....
Insurers Seek 6.1% Increase in Florida Workers’ Compensation Rates
Aug 24 2012 // Florida employers may see their workers’ compensation rates increase as the National Council on Compensation Insurance announced it is seeking a statewide average 6.1 percent rate hike on behalf of insurers. If...
North Carolina Does Poor Job Tracking Workers’ Comp, Tax Scofflaws: Newspaper
Aug 22 2012 // North Carolina state agencies do a poor job communicating with each other to identify employers who are possibly breaking the law because they don’t have workers’ compensation insurance or fail to pay...
Louisiana Private Sector Jobs Grow 39,500 Over the Year
Aug 21 2012 // Louisiana’s private sector employment grew 2.6 percent from July 2011 to July 2012, adding 39,500 jobs. July was the 23rd straight month with over-the-year private sector job growth in Louisiana. Louisiana’s...
Ore. Workers’ Compensation Claims Down In Decade
Aug 21 2012 // Despite a 30 percent increase in Oregon’s workforce, the state’s workers’ compensation claims are down sharply since the system was overhauled two decades ago. Workers’ Compensation Division...
Sedgwick Announces Job Openings at 2 New Midwest Offices
Aug 16 2012 // Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. announced the planned opening of two new Midwest service centers, located in New Albany, Ohio, and Coralville, Iowa. The Coralville location is contingent on the approval of...
Florida Gov. Scott Reappoints 7 Workers’ Compensation Judges
Aug 13 2012 // Florida Governor Rick Scott has reappointed seven judges on the state’s court that handles workers’ compensation claims. Judge W. James Condry II, 54, of Orlando, has been a judge of Compensation Claims for the...
New Commissioner Joins Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission
Aug 9 2012 // The Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission announced this month that Stephen Morelli has joined the group as its newest commissioner.Stephen MorelliThe commission has 16 commissioners in total, one of whom...
Arkansas: Consultant’s License Required to Charge Compensation Fee
Aug 8 2012 // Insurance producers who assist group health insurance customers with coverage in Arkansas may collect a compensation fee from clients to make up for reduced commissions from health insurance companies, state regulators...
Insurance Industry Poised to Add Jobs Over Next Year: Survey
Aug 8 2012 // Insurance industry hiring appears to be steady with 54.5 percent of companies saying they intend to increase staff and 77.4 percent expect to grow revenue. If the industry follows through on its plans, there will be a one...
Feds to Take Over Hawaii Job-Safety Regulation
Aug 6 2012 // The federal government will temporarily take control of parts of Hawaii’s authority to regulate workplace safety. In response to federal concern over staff reductions in the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health...
Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Check Fraud Efforts Produce Results
Aug 1 2012 // Just months after Florida lawmakers enacted a new law designed to target the role of check cashing companies in the construction industry, state officials announced a string of arrests netting more than $140 million in...
Texas Employers Add Nearly 13K Jobs in June
Aug 1 2012 // Although the unemployment rate rose slightly in Texas in June 2012 compared with May 2012, the state still added nearly 13,000 nonfarm jobs during the month, state officials reported. Texas economy added 12,900 seasonally...
Missouri County Denied Compensation for Flood Damage
Jul 30 2012 // A southeast Missouri county has been told it won’t be getting any money for damage caused by the activation of the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway last year. The Southeast Missourian reports Mississippi...
Poms Adds Managing Director and Senior Account Manager
Jul 27 2012 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Emil McCulloch managing director and Karen Williamson-Gracey senior account manager in its Northern California office. McCulloch will lead Poms...
Report: 10,000 Construction Jobs Lost in Wisconsin
Jul 25 2012 // A new report says Wisconsin lost more than 10,000 construction jobs in the last year. The Associated General Contractors of America says the state’s construction employment dropped about 11 percent from June 2011 to...
Zurich Insurance to Add 150 Jobs in Chicago
Jul 24 2012 // Zurich Insurance plans to add 150 jobs to its workforce in Chicago. Zurich is a commercial property-casualty insurance provider that already has 350 employees in the city. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the...
Feds To Take Over Hawaii Job-Safety Regulation
Jul 23 2012 // The federal government will temporarily take control of parts of Hawaii’s authority to regulate workplace safety. In response to federal concern to staff reductions in the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health...
Officials: June to June, Louisiana Private Sector Adds 50K Jobs
Jul 23 2012 // Louisiana’s private sector added 50,400 jobs from June 2011 to June 2012, the highest over-the-year growth in 22 consecutive months of private sector job gains, according to the state workforce officials. The...
