Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NYSIF Announces Payment Extension for Policyholders Affected by Sandy
Nov 29 2012 // New York State Insurance Fund, New York’s largest workers’ compensation and disability benefits carrier, announced Wednesday that it is extending payment deadlines for all policyholders directly affected by...
Health Care Workers’ Comp Claim Severity On the Rise: Aon
Nov 29 2012 // Workers’ compensation claim frequency is expected to decrease but claim severity will rise in 2013 for the health care industry, according to a new report. Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of...
Texas Green Industry Safety Group Dividends now Exceed $3M
Nov 28 2012 // Dallas-based Hotchkiss Insurance Programs LLC announced a $273,731 dividend to the Texas Green Industry Workers’ Compensation Safety Group (TGI), bringing total dividends paid to the group to $3,246,032. The...
Board Suspends License of Ex- Illinois Workers’ Comp Arbitrator
Nov 28 2012 // An attorney disciplinary board has suspended the license of a former workers’ compensation arbitrator citing misconduct. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Jennifer Carril formerly known as Jennifer Teague has...
Ohio Work Comp Bureau Launches Online Tool to Assist Employers
Nov 27 2012 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a new online tool that makes it easier for employers to navigate and manage the details of their workers’ compensation insurance policy. My Policy Page...
Charge: Washington Couple Takes $223,000 In Workers Comp
Nov 26 2012 // A Tacoma, Wash. couple has been charged with falsely claiming workers compensation benefits and pocketing $223,000. The state Department of Labor & Industries says 63-year-old Jamie S. Beroth collected $100,664 in...
How Businesses Can Protect Against Black Friday Litigation
Nov 21 2012 // Black Friday can be a great day for both retailers and consumers but the crowds and hysteria surrounding the kick-off to the holiday shopping season lead to at least a handful of injuries every year. In 2011, more than 20...
Cargill Meat Solutions Fined $114K for Workplace Hazards
Nov 20 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. with three safety violations for failing to protect workers from unexpected start-up of machines at...
Georgia Physicans Mull Workers’ Compensation-Like Plan for Medical Malpractice
Nov 20 2012 // Georgia physicians are debating whether to push for a state constitutional amendment to reinstate a $350,000 cap on medical malpractice non-economic damages or scrap the current tort driven system in favor of a scheme...
Maine Approves Decrease in WC Loss Costs; $3.5M in Savings Expected
Nov 19 2012 // Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa announced last week that the state’s Bureau of Insurance has received, reviewed and approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s 2013 loss cost filing...
N.Y. Workers’ Comp Board Seeks Changes to Medical Treatment Guidelines
Nov 19 2012 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has proposed new regulations to improve the medical treatment guidelines adopted in 2010. The proposed regulations, announced last week, aim to expedite the best medical...
Texas Mutual’s General Counsel Awarded for In-House Counsel Excellence
Nov 19 2012 // Mary Barrow Nichols, senior vice president and general counsel for Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has been awarded the 2012 Magna Stella Award for Major Litigation from the Texas General Counsel Forum. The Magna Stella Awards...
Texas Energy Services Company Fined $246K for Safety Violations
Nov 19 2012 // U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Vann Energy Services LLC in Nixon, Texas, with 13 safety and health violations including two willful and three repeat for exposing...
American Masonry in Chicago Cited for Exposing Workers to Lead Dust
Nov 19 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Waclaw Cilulko, doing business as American Masonry Inc., for seven alleged willful health violations of OSHA’s lead...
Iowa Commissioner Approves Workers’ Comp Rate Hikes
Nov 19 2012 // Iowa’s top insurance regulator has approved a rate filing that increases workers’ compensation premium rates in that state beginning Jan. 1, 2013. Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss OK’d a filing by the...
AIG Introduces OSHA Assist for Construction Clients
Nov 14 2012 // American International Group, Inc. has introduced OSHA Counsel Assist (OSHA Assist), an enhancement to general liability programs for construction clients that provides policyholders with legal support and additional...
Arrowhead Names Cruz to Workers’ Comp in Southern California
Nov 14 2012 // San Diego, Calif.-based Arrowhead Wholesale Insurance Services named Jose Cruz Jr. an account executive of Worker’s Compensation. Cruz, who will be headquartered in San Diego, will be responsible for brokering...
South Carolina Man Sentenced in Ohio for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Nov 14 2012 // A South Carolina man has been ordered to repay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) more than $140,000 for holding several jobs and concealing earnings while receiving permanent disability benefits, BWC...
Study: Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Costs Among Highest in Nation
Nov 14 2012 // Despite reform attempts, Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation insurance rates continue to be among the most expensive in the country, according to a recent study. The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business...
Indiana’s Ronk: Agents Enjoy a Healthy Insurance Environment in State
Nov 14 2012 // The current business environment for independent insurance agents in Indiana is pretty good thanks to the hard work and legislative involvement of agents and other industry professionals, according to one longtime agent...
