Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
OSHA Findings Contested in Williams Olefins Explosion in Louisiana
Jan 27 2014 // Officials say Williams Olefins is contesting six workplace safety violations and $99,000 in civil penalties federal regulators proposed for a fatal explosion June 13 at the company’s Ascension Parish, La., plant. The...
Small Increase in Nevada Workers’ Comp Loss Costs In 2014
Jan 27 2014 // Many Nevada employers will see a small increase in the premiums they pay for workers’ compensation insurance this year. The average premium increase in the voluntary market will be about 3.2 percent. Nevada employers...
Missouri, Nationwide Insurance Settle over Workers’ Comp Inconsistencies
Jan 27 2014 // Missouri insurance regulators have settled with Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Co. and Farmland Mutual Insurance Co. following a market conduct examination into the companies’ handling of workers’...
Court: Caregiver Stabbed by Son Deserves Workers’ Comp
Jan 27 2014 // A Pennsylvania state appeals court ruled on Jan. 8 that a western Pennsylvania woman who was paid to help care for her disabled adult son in her home deserves workers’ compensation after he tried to kill her by...
Massachusetts Schedules Hearing on 7.7% WC Rate Hike Request
Jan 27 2014 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance is scheduled to hold a hearing on Jan. 30 to consider the request of the Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts (WCRIB). WCRIB is requesting a...
California Workers’ Comp IMR Working: Study, Government
Jan 27 2014 // A key part to California’s sweeping workers’ compensation reform is working, according to a new study and the people running the system. More than 95 percent of workers’ comp medical treatment requests...
Missouri Settles with EMC Insurance Cos. over Workers’ Comp Market Exams
Jan 26 2014 // Missouri insurance regulators have forged a settlement agreement with EMCASCO Insurance Co. and Employers Mutual Casualty Co. after market conduct examinations into their handling of workers’ compensation...
Casino Dealer Prevails in Workers’ Comp Dispute in New Jersey
Jan 24 2014 // New Jersey’s appellate court affirmed a ruling that an employee who got injured in a traffic accident while driving out of her employer’s premises is entitled to worker’s compensation benefits. The court...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau: Prescription Formulary Saves over $20M
Jan 24 2014 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced that changes made to its pharmacy management program in recent years have resulted in a reduction in prescriptions of some of the most commonly overused drugs...
San Antonio Man Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jan 23 2014 // Travis County district court sentenced Anthony Coleman Garza of San Antonio on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to an announcement by Texas Mutual Insurance Co. The court sentenced Garza to...
Missouri Settles with Nationwide Insurance over Workers’ Comp Inconsistencies
Jan 17 2014 // Missouri insurance regulators announced a settlement agreement with Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Co. and Farmland Mutual Insurance Co. following a market conduct examination into the companies’ handling of...
Michigan Counties’ Workers’ Comp Fund Returns More than $2.5M
Jan 15 2014 // The Michigan Association of Counties Workers’ Compensation Fund announced the 2013 surplus premium totaled $2,581,929. It has been distributed to members of the fund. With over 70 public entities, the fund...
California Workers’ Comp IMR Working: Study, Government
Jan 14 2014 // A key part to California’s sweeping workers’ compensation reform is working, according to a new study and the people running the system. More than 95 percent of workers’ comp medical treatment requests...
Missouri-Based Safety National Casualty Realigns Management Team
Jan 14 2014 // Safety National Casualty Corp., based in St. Louis, Mo., has announced management changes and realignment of responsibilities that are scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2014. Chief Executive Officer Mark Wilhelm will...
Company Denies Negligence in Explosion at Oklahoma Propane Plant
Jan 14 2014 // A McAlester, Okla., propane company has denied wrongdoing in civil lawsuits filed over an explosion at a Eufaula plant that killed one man and injured another. Two lawsuits have been filed in McIntosh County District Court...
Workers’ Comp Law Firm ATB Opens Office In Los Angeles
Jan 13 2014 // Adelson, Testan, Brundo, Novell & Jimenez, a national law firm focusing on workers’ compensation defense, opened an office in Los Angeles and has named Michelle Y. Wu as managing partner in the new office. The...
Husband of Oklahoma Gov. Won’t Practice Before Workers’ Comp Panel
Jan 13 2014 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin’s husband has announced that he will not work as a lawyer before the new workers’ compensation commission to avoid any appearance of impropriety. First gentleman Wade Christensen, 59,...
Penn. Court: Caregiver Mother Stabbed by Son Deserves Workers’ Comp
Jan 10 2014 // A state appeals court ruled on Jan. 8 that a western Pennsylvania woman who was paid to help care for her disabled adult son in her home deserves workers’ compensation after he tried to kill her by slashing her...
Workers’ Compensation Called Bar to Ex-Felons Getting Jobs in Mississippi
Jan 10 2014 // Mississippi lawmakers say they want to reduce the number of former inmates who return to prison after serving time. However, one state representative said ex-felons could have trouble finding jobs because of workers’...
Massachusetts Schedules Hearing on 7.7% Workers’ Comp Rate Hike Request
Jan 9 2014 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance announced Tuesday a hearing will be held on Jan. 30 to consider the request of the Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts (WCRIB). WCRIB is a...
