Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Supreme Court Denies Ogilvie Petition
Nov 7 2011 // The California Supreme Court in late October rejected San Francisco’s petition for review of the First District Court of Appeal’s decision in the Ogilvie case. The First District’s decision supports a...
N.D. Deputy’s Work Comp Claim Denied
Nov 7 2011 // North Dakota’s state workers’ compensation agency has denied a death claim filed on behalf of a Burleigh County sheriff’s deputy. Bryan Sleeper collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack Sept. 28...
Workers’ Comp Outlook Still Grim: A.M. Best
Nov 7 2011 // The U.S. workers’ compensation insurance segment continued to face competitive pricing, further rate decreases, weak macroeconomic factors, growing medical costs and an uptick in claim frequency during 2010. As a...
Liberty Mutual Posts $111M Q3 Loss, Hurt By CAT Loss, Asbestos Charge
Nov 6 2011 // Liberty Mutual Group reported a net loss of $111 million for its third quarter. In contrast, the third-largest property/casualty insurer in the U.S. had posted net profit of $567 million during the same quarter last...
California Workers’ Compensation Cost Benchmark Approved
Nov 4 2011 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s filing to change the way the state’s workers’ compensation pure premium rate is calculated drew praise on Friday from Insurance Commissioner Dave...
NCCI Study Examines Medical Services in Workers’ Comp Claims
Nov 4 2011 // A new report on medical services casts light on how different combinations of medical services contribute to workers’ compensation claim costs over time. Understanding what combinations of medical services are used...
GOP-led Michigan House OKs Workers’ Comp Changes
Nov 4 2011 // Legislation that could help employers reduce costs related to compensating workers injured on the job was approved by the Republican-led Michigan House. The chamber approved House Bill 5002 by a 59-49, mostly party line...
Florida Looks to Rein In Cost of Repackaged Drugs
Nov 3 2011 // In an effort to lower workers’ compensation costs, Florida lawmakers are proposing to limit the amount physicians can charge for providing patients with prescription drugs. State Sen. Alan Hays (R-Umatilla) and Rep....
In Reversal, Agency to Honor North Dakota Deputy Workers’ Comp Claim
Nov 3 2011 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency has reversed its decision to deny a death benefit claim to the widow of a Burleigh County sheriff’s deputy who died of an apparent heart attack while on...
Florida Calls for More Oversight in Check Cashing Industry Role in Workers’ Comp
Nov 3 2011 // Check cashing companies in Florida may be saddled with new regulations for their role in facilitating workers’ compensation fraud in the construction industry. Among other things, check cashing companies may have to...
North Dakota Checking for Workers’ Comp, Licenses at Construction Sites
Nov 3 2011 // A state task force in North Dakota is conducting random compliance checks at various construction sites to see if contractors have the proper licensing, workers’ compensation insurance coverage and are complying with...
Colorado Workers’ Compensation Rates to Rise in 2012
Nov 2 2011 // Colorado employers will see an increase in workers’ compensation insurance premiums in 2012. The Colorado Division of Insurance announced that the “loss costs” component of workers’ compensation...
Louisiana’s Medical Treatment Guidelines Working, Agency Says
Nov 2 2011 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission says implementation of medical treatment guidelines for workers’ compensation is saving money. The LWC says about $2.5 million in potential litigation costs have already been saved...
Bogardus Named President of CompWest in California
Oct 31 2011 // Accident Fund Holdings Inc. has made Bryan Bogardus president of San Francisco, Calif.-based CompWest Insurance Co., a division of Accident Fund. Bogardus is responsible for establishing the strategies in the western...
Ohio Public Employer Workers’ Comp Rates Falling
Oct 28 2011 // Ohio’s 3,900 public employer taxing districts will pay an estimated $22 million less for workers’ compensation coverage next year following tadecision by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC)...
Michigan Advances Workers’ Comp Changes
Oct 28 2011 // Legislation that could help employers contain costs related to compensating workers injured on the job cleared a Michigan House committee this week. The Republican-led House Commerce Committee approved the changes to...
Alabama Regulators Call for Hearing on Proposed Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease
Oct 27 2011 // Alabama regulators are preparing to hold a public hearing on a proposed statewide average 9.3 percent decrease in the state’s workers’ compensation rates. The National Council on Compensation Insurance...
California Supreme Court Denies Petition on Ogilvie
Oct 26 2011 // The California Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected San Francisco’s petition for review on Wednesday of the First District Court of Appeal’s decision in the Ogilvie case. The First District’s decision...
Oklahoma Attorney Pleads Guilty to $1M Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Oct 26 2011 // A longtime Tulsa, Okla., criminal defense attorney has pleaded guilty in Tulsa County District Court for his role in helping embezzle more than $1 million from clients, Attorney General Scott Pruitt said. Fred Schraeder,...
Accident Fund Will Cover Comp Claim for Joplin Tornado Survivor
Oct 25 2011 // Michigan-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America now says it will honor the workers’ compensation claims for a man injured during the tornado outbreak in Joplin, Mo., earlier this year. Mark Lindquist, a...
