Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Backers Drop Arizona Legislation on Workers’ Comp Benefits
Apr 7 2014 // Business-backed legislation to prohibit workers from filing lawsuits alleging they were unfairly denied workers’ compensation benefits for on-the-job injuries is going nowhere in the Arizona Legislature. Supporters...
Aflac Claims Workers’ Compensation Claims Drop for Firms Offering Accident, Disability Insurance
Apr 2 2014 // A high percentage — 42 percent on average — of all companies providing access to voluntary accident and disability insurance report declines in their workers’ compensation claims, according to the results of an...
NYS Comp Board, Comic Tina Fey’s Reps Clear Up Workers’ Comp Issue
Apr 1 2014 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board had filed a $79,000 judgment against comic Tina Fey on March 20 for an alleged “failure to carry workers’ comp ins.,” for a period from Nov. 20, 2012,...
11 New Safety Violations Found at Previously Cited Louisiana Facility
Apr 1 2014 // The U. S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administrationhas cited U.S. Minerals LLC with 11 safety and health violations from a follow-up inspection that began in September 2013 at the Harvey,...
Penn. Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates to Decline for Some Employers
Apr 1 2014 // The Pennsylvania Departments of Insurance and Labor & Industry on Monday announced a 5.15 percent workers’ compensation rate reduction, effective April 1. The officials said the reduction would save millions of...
Penn. High Court Reaffirms Statutory Employer Defense
Mar 31 2014 // Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on March 26 reaffirmed statutory employer defense in a general contractor liability case, in which a subcontractor was injured during construction work. The high court’s decision...
ACE Introduces Passenger Accident Insurance for Motor Carriers
Mar 28 2014 // ACE Group has introduced standalone passenger accident insurance for motor carriers. The coverage provides accidental death and dismemberment and accident medical/dental expense benefit coverage for authorized passengers...
1 in 10 Small Businesses Report Workers Under Influence of Alcohol, Drugs
Mar 28 2014 // One in 10 small businesses had employees show up for work last year while under the influence of at least one controlled substance. Small-business owners reported that alcohol, marijuana and prescription painkillers were...
Backers Drop Arizona Legislation On Workers’ Comp Benefits
Mar 27 2014 // Business-backed legislation to prohibit workers from filing lawsuits alleging they were unfairly denied workers’ compensation benefits for on-the-job injuries is going nowhere at the Arizona Legislature. According to...
N.Y. Grand Jury Report Recommends Changes to Prevent Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 26 2014 // New York’s Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. announced Tuesday that a New York State Supreme Court grand jury has issued a report examining the vulnerability of New York’s workers’...
Injured Worker Cost Per Claim Rises in Texas
Mar 25 2014 // Payments per claim for the medical care of injured workers in Texas grew nearly 8 percent in 2011, largely the effect of price increases from earlier reforms, according to a 16-state study by the Workers Compensation...
Workers’ Compensation Fraud and the Insurance Producer
Mar 24 2014 // There are essentially two types of workers’ compensation fraud — premium fraud and claimant fraud — and insurance producers can play a role in the discovery and resolution of both, according to one investigator...
Rascia Named Acting Secretary at Illinois Workers’ Comp Commission
Mar 24 2014 // Ronald Rascia has been appointed acting secretary of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC). Rascia joined the commission in April 2011 as chief legal counsel. He holds a BA in Economics from DePaul,...
Mass. DOI Reaches Settlement to Keep Workers’ Comp Rates at Current Levels
Mar 21 2014 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) announced Friday it has reached a settlement with the Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau (WCRIB) and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office to...
ACE, ESIS Launch Programs for Construction Industry Addressing OSHA
Mar 21 2014 // ACE has launched specialized servicing capabilities designed for the construction industry through ESIS, Inc., a risk management services company owned by ACE Group. These services are available for general contractors,...
Mass. Biz Owner Charged in Connection With Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 20 2014 // Massachusetts Attorney General’s office announced a Lowell, Mass., businessman has been indicted on charges he failed to accurately report his total payroll and number of employees and understated the number of jobs...
Small Workers’ Comp Carrier Exits California
Mar 18 2014 // Public Service Mutual Insurance Co.’s exit from California’s workers’ compensation market isn’t a reflection of the health of the state’s workers’ comp system, according to the...
Conn. Legislators Propose Workers’ Comp Coverage for Mental Trauma
Mar 13 2014 // The Newtown, Conn., Police officer who has not yet returned to work since the 2012 school massacre because of post-traumatic stress disorder urged Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday to expand the state’s workers’...
Workers’ Comp Needs to Catch Up with Healthcare Changes: Economist Gruber
Mar 12 2014 // Workers’ compensation must align itself with the rest of the changing healthcare system to avoid increased cost-shifting by workers and medical providers, according to an economist involved in the Massachusetts and...
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud; Ordered to Repay $806K
Mar 12 2014 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that Howard Douglas Whiddon of Dripping Springs pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges in a Travis County district court. The court sentenced Whiddon to 10...
