Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maine Drops Workers’ Comp Rate Again
Dec 12 2011 // Maine insurance regulators have approved another drop in the state’s workers’ compensation rates — the second in less than a month. A 3.2 percent decrease announced on Nov. 18 was expected to reduce...
N.Y. Authorities Say 18 People Arrested on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Dec 12 2011 // New York State Department of Financial Services announced last week that 18 people in 13 New York counties have been arrested on workers’ comp fraud charges. These arrests were the result of joint investigations led...
Virginia Regulators Approve Changes to Workers’ Comp Premium Levels
Dec 9 2011 // The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved on Thursday revisions to the premium levels charged for workers’ comp insurance in Virginia. The changes will become effective April 1, 2012, for new and renewal...
2 Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud in Oklahoma; 3rd Pleads Guilty
Dec 9 2011 // Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has charged two men with workers’ compensation fraud and announced a guilty plea from woman who was previously charged. Charlie Jones, 45, of Norman faces one count of...
Michigan Senate Approves Workers’ Compensation Changes
Dec 8 2011 // Workers’ compensation reform legislation that supporters say will help reduce employer costs for helping injured workers has advanced in Michigan. The state Senate has passed a bill that was previously approved in...
Minnesota Workers’ Comp Insurer Joins Big ‘I’ Trusted Choice Program
Dec 6 2011 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) announced that Minnesota-based workers’ compensation insurer, SFM, is the newest member of the Trusted Choice consumer...
Great American Insurance Acquires 2 Texas Workers’ Comp Firms
Dec 6 2011 // Great American Insurance Group, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, announced it is acquiring Dallas, Texas-based Employers Comp Associates Inc. (ECA) and Freeman Administrative Solutions Inc. (FAS). ECA and FAS were...
Third of Illinois Workers’ Comp Awards in 12 Facilities
Dec 5 2011 // Workers filing on-the-job injury claims at just a dozen state institutions clustered in southern Illinois collected nearly one-third of the total $127 million awarded in recent years for permanent impairment under...
Maine Workers’ Compensation Rates to Go Down Next Year
Dec 5 2011 // Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa said the Bureau of Insurance has approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s request to decrease workers’ comp loss costs in the state by an average of...
Ohio Rolls Out Plan Aimed at Increasing Return to Work Rates
Dec 5 2011 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) introduced a new rating plan that encourages employers to maintain safe workplaces and to work with injured workers to speed their return to work. “Destination:...
Study: Cost for Non-hospital Services in Workers’ Comp Highest in Wisconsin
Dec 5 2011 // In 2010, Wisconsin’s workers’ compensation system was the costliest for non-hospital services in a study of 25 study states. Prices in Wisconsin were more than twice that of the 25-state median, and nearly 50...
People
Dec 5 2011 // Holly Foxen Wells has been promoted to marketing and public relations manager of San Diego, Calif.-based Atlas General Insurance Services. She will lead the marketing team to enhance Atlas’ brand strategy and...
In Slow Economy, Injured Workers May Find It Harder to Return to Work
Dec 2 2011 // A new report from Workers Compensation Research Institute says some injured workers may face even greater challenges in returning to work. This could lead to potential increases in the duration of disability. The report,...
Ohio Man Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Dec 2 2011 // A Sharonville, Ohio, man has been sentenced in court for working as a cable installer while receiving workers’ compensation benefits. Gary Metz must repay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) $7,165...
Broadspire Launches Workers’ Comp Health Care Network in Texas
Dec 2 2011 // Broadspire, a third party administrator (TPA) and medical management services provider, announced it has launched its workers’ compensation health care network (HCN) in Texas. The Broadspire workers’...
Ohio Man Without Medical License Sentenced for Treating Injured Workers
Dec 1 2011 // A Toledo, Ohio, man who treated injured workers without a medical license must repay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) more than $100,000 as a result of his sentencing for workers’ compensation...
How to Produce and Keep Happy Claimants
Dec 1 2011 // The best way to keep agency customers happy is to avoid claims in the first place but, of course, that’s easier said than done. When claims do happen, independent agents can play a valuable role in determining...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Corp. Offers Tips for Hiring Seasonal Workers
Nov 30 2011 // Short-term hiring during the holiday season is a boon to both employers and employees, but businesses should take care to ensure the safety of temporary workers. Richard Perkins, safety and loss prevention outreach...
2 Texas Businesses Cited for Safety Violations
Nov 30 2011 // In separate actions federal workplace regulators have cited two Texas-based companies for employee safety violations. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Congress...
Florida Convicts North Carolina Man in $2.7 Million Workers’ Comp Fraud
Nov 30 2011 // A North Carolina man has been sentenced to four years in a Florida prison and ordered to pay more than $3.1 million in restitution after pleading guilty in a workers’ compensation fraud case, according to...
