Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Court Approves Patriot National Bankruptcy, Reorganization
May 9 2018 // The bankruptcy and reorganization plan filed by insurance technology and outsourcing firm Patriot National has been approved and the transition of ownership of the Florida-based company can now move forward. According to a...
Commercial Insurance Renewal Prices Rose in April Except for Workers’ Comp: IVANS
May 7 2018 // Last month, major commercial lines insurance renewal premiums continued their upward trend except for workers’ compensation, which remains in negative territory for the year, according to the latest IVANS...
Insurers Should Take Notice of Ohio Workers’ Comp Subrogation Ruling
May 7 2018 // The Ohio Supreme Court has held two insurers jointly and severally liable to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for past, present and estimated future payments the BWC made under a workers’...
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May 7 2018 // Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. has hired workers’ compensation underwriter Alon Cohn to its Sanford, Fla., office. Cohn will focus on the production of new workers’ compensation business in the Southeast...
Texas Attorney Sentenced in $26.5M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
May 7 2018 // An attorney in Grand Prairie, Texas, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $26,572,458.93 in restitution for his role in a workers’ compensation fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors say...
Making Sure Food Delivery Doesn’t Take Out Restaurants
May 7 2018 // With a growing number of apps and on-demand services, millennials in particular love ordering take-out food from their favorite restaurants. But as more restaurants expand services into delivery, risk managers must be...
California Man Nabbed for Collecting Workers’ Comp from Multiple Insurers While Working
May 4 2018 // Michael Williams, 34, of Daly City, Calif., has been arrested on 21 felony counts of insurance fraud and grand theft after allegedly working for multiple employers while collecting over $85,000 in workers’...
Frakes, Texas Mutual’s Third Employee, Retires
May 4 2018 // Terry Frakes has retired from Austin-based workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., after more than 25 years of service to the company. Frakes was Texas Mutual’s third employee after it was...
Study: Drop in California Workers’ Comp Hospital Stays and Spinal Surgeries
May 3 2018 // The number of California workers’ compensation inpatient hospital stays fell 31.2 percent between 2008 and 2016 compared with a 19.6 percent drop in hospital stays paid under private plans, a new California...
Amazon, Lowe’s, Tesla Make ‘Dirty Dozen’ Unsafe Workplace List
May 2 2018 // Amazon, Lowe’s and Tesla are among the firms on a list of employers with unsafe workplaces published by a federation of labor, health and safety groups. The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health...
N.J. Roofing Contractor Cited for Safety Hazards, Could Face $221K in Fines
May 2 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited roofing contractor John Prevete Framing LLC for exposing employees to safety hazards while performing residential...
Federal Tax Cuts Spur 1.8% Decrease in Florida Workers’ Comp Rates
May 2 2018 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved a 1.8 percent rate decrease for workers’ compensation insurance in Florida. The decrease was filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance...
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Vetoes Workers’ Compensation Drug Formulary Bill
May 1 2018 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed Senate Bill 936, which sought to amend the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act by establishing a formulary, or a list of prescription medications that could be prescribed...
Illinois House OKs Development of State-Financed Workers’ Comp Insurer
Apr 30 2018 // Illinois’ House of Representatives has passed a bill that would create a state-monitored insurance company with the intention of driving down workers’ compensation insurance costs in the state. The House voted...
Southern California Police Officer Arrested in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Apr 27 2018 // The Los Angeles Police Department says one of its officers has been arrested on suspicion of workers’ compensation fraud. Officials say Officer John Bailey was taken into custody this week after a felony warrant was...
N.J. Manufacturer Faces More Than $435K in Penalties for Workplace Safety Failures
Apr 27 2018 // New Jersey plastics manufacturer Douglas Stephen Plastics Inc. has been cited for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at its Paterson, N.J., facility and faces penalties of $435,679. The U.S. Department of...
Texas Attorney Gets 10-Year Sentence for Role in $26M Work Comp Fraud
Apr 25 2018 // An attorney in Grand Prairie, Texas, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $26,572,458.93 in restitution for his role in a workers’ compensation fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors say...
Travelers Enhances Workers’ Comp Claims Platform for Injured Employees
Apr 24 2018 // The Travelers Companies, Inc. has added new digital capabilities to its “MyTravelers for Injured Employees” workers’ compensation claims platform designed to improve the claim experience for injured...
Ohio Plastics Company Fined $261K for Workplace Safety Hazards
Apr 24 2018 // Federal safety regulators have cited a Bellevue, Ohio-based plastics company for multiple safety violations after an inspection found employees exposed to fall, machine, and electrical hazards. The U.S. Department of...
OSHA Investigating Fatal Missouri TV Tower Collapse
Apr 23 2018 // Federal safety investigators are on the scene of a TV tower collapse in southwest Missouri that left one person dead. OSHA investigators are trying to determine what caused the 1,980-foot tower to collapse Thursday near...
