Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jay-Z Cleared of N.Y. Workers’ Comp Board Charge
Jan 4 2012 // Jay-Z may have 99 problems, but missing workers’ comp insurance payments isn’t one of them. The judgement against the rapper and the court-ordered $18,000 fine will be vacated in a few days, according to a...
Maine-based Workers’ Comp Insurer MEMIC Group Announces Promotion
Jan 4 2012 // The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer headquartered in Portland, Maine, promoted Jeff Funk to the position of assistant vice president. MEMIC said Funk played an integral role in MEMIC’s expansion in...
Lack of Workers’ Comp Closes Vermont Trucking Company
Dec 31 2011 // A trucking company owned by a Vermont state senator and his son has been shut down for not having workers’ compensation insurance. A court has granted a permanent injunction against Starrs United, Inc. Sen. Bobby...
Jay-Z Sued by Workers Compensation Board of New York
Dec 30 2011 // Workers Compensation Board of New York filed a lawsuit against rapper Jay-Z for allegedly failing to make workers’ comp payments worth $18,000 for his domestic employees, according to a report. Entertainment news...
Members Added to Minnesota FAIR Plan, Workers’ Comp Association
Dec 29 2011 // Two members have been added to the board of Minnesota’s FAIR plan and one new member has been added to the state’s workers’ comp insurance association. The FAIR Plan is Minnesota’s statutorily...
Texas Work Comp Discount, Interest Rate Set for Q1 2012
Dec 29 2011 // The workers’ compensation interest and discount rate in Texas for the first quarter of 2012 has been set at 3.61 percent. The rate will be effective beginning Jan. 1, 2012, through Mar. 31, 2012, the Texas Department...
Court OKs AIG’s $450M Settlement Over Underreported Workers’ Comp Premiums
Dec 28 2011 // A federal judge has approved American International Group Inc.’s $450 million settlement with rival insurers to end litigation accusing AIG of underreporting premiums on workers’ compensation policies. AIG will...
Kansas Insurance Regulator Rebuffs Proposed Workers’ Comp Rate Increase
Dec 22 2011 // Kansas’ top insurance regulator has refused a proposed workers’ compensation rate increase and actually got the rate to drop slightly, the state insurance department announced. Insurance Commissioner Sandy...
Oklahoma Court Strikes Down Part of Workers’ Comp Law
Dec 22 2011 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down on Dec. 20 part of a new law that prevents chiropractors and some other medical professionals from serving as independent medical examiners in the state’s Workers’...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Costs Have Grown at Double-Digit Rates
Dec 22 2011 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim for Louisiana grew at a double-digit rate in recent years, the fastest growth among all states in a new study by Cambridge, Mass.-based Workers Compensation Research Institute...
Study: Reforms Impacted Growth in Texas Workers’ Comp Claim Costs
Dec 21 2011 // The average cost of a workers’ compensation claim in Texas grew 5 percent in 2009, reflecting the impact of recent medical fee schedule increases and possibly some effect of the recession, according to a new study by...
Michigan Governor Signs Unemployment, Workers’ Comp Legislation
Dec 21 2011 // Michigan employers are likely to save money on unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation under changes signed into law on Dec. 19 by Gov. Rick Snyder. Critics, though, said the moves could make it more...
Mike Mathews Named President and Chief Operating Officer of Atlas General Insurance Services
Dec 20 2011 // San Diego, CA, 12/20/2011 – Mike Mathews has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of Atlas General Insurance Services, a workers’ compensation specialty general agency with 40+ employees in San Diego,...
Maine-based Workers’ Comp Insurer MEMIC Announces Acquisition
Dec 20 2011 // Workers’ compensation insurer The MEMIC Group acquired a Vermont-based insurer. The insurer also said it plans to expand its operations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in 2012. MEMIC purchased Granite Manufacturers...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Doak Has Had a Full Plate in 2011
Dec 19 2011 // In his first year as insurance commissioner of Oklahoma, John Doak has been a busy man. Doak and the agency he leads have had their hands full implementing reforms in the workers’ compensation system, dealing with a...
Michigan Workers’ Comp Changes Head to Governor
Dec 15 2011 // A bill that could help Michigan employers reduce costs related to compensating workers injured on the job is on the way to Gov. Rick Snyder after getting final approval in the state Legislature. The bill was approved 60-47...
More Safety Violations Cited at Mississippi Electrical Plant
Dec 15 2011 // Federal workplace safety officials said this week that they are again citing a Mississippi electrical and lighting maker for for unsafe practices. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration accused Laurel-based...
Employers Offers 5% Workers’ Comp Discount for Florida Businesses
Dec 14 2011 // Some small businesses in Florida will see an automatic 5 percent discount on their workers’ compensation policies through a new program offered by Employers Holdings, Inc. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation...
Zurich, Patriot National in Deal to Offer Workers’ Comp Captive Program in Florida
Dec 14 2011 // A Florida workers’ compensation insurer has reached a deal with a California company to underwrite its workers’ compensation policies through its Florida agency-owned captive program. Zurich Financial Services...
OSHA Proposes $195,930 Fine Over Fatal Accident in Missouri
Dec 13 2011 // A suburban St. Louis, Mo., company could face nearly $200,000 in fines after the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited 37 health and safety violations in an investigation that began after a fatal...
