Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Interpreter Lien Claimant Must Prove Its Services Were Necessary
Mar 21 2011 // To provide medical treatment to an injured worker, an employer must provide reasonably required interpreter services if the injured worker is unable to speak, understand or communicate in English. However an interpreter...
Agreement Leaves Massachusetts Workers’ Comp Rates Flat
Mar 21 2011 // The organization that files workers’ comp rates in Massachusetts has agreed to leave premiums flat through next year, following an agreement with the state’s attorney general that blocked a proposed increase of...
Ohio Man Receiving Workers’ Comp Sentenced for Operating Arizona Business
Mar 21 2011 // An Ohio man has been sentenced after an investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Special Investigations Department (SID) determined he owned and operated a business, Classic Home Restoration,...
Illinois to Audit Workers’ Comp for State Employees
Mar 21 2011 // The Illinois House approved a resolution ordering an audit of Illinois’ workers’ compensation program. The Bellville News-Democrat reported that the House voted 111-0 for an audit of the program “as it...
Ohio Doctor’s Office Raided in Crackdown on Drug Abuse in Comp System
Mar 18 2011 // As part of an investigation into prescription drug abuse in the state, Ohio law enforcement officials and workers’ compensation bureau investigators have conducted a raid on the offices of a doctor in the...
Missouri Senate Endorses Workers’ Comp Changes
Mar 17 2011 // Missouri senators have given first-round approval to legislation that restricts employees from suing co-workers over injuries incurred on the job. The legislation also expressly states that occupational diseases, such as...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants Study of Possible Dual Workers’ Comp Systems
Mar 16 2011 // Oklahoma State Rep. Joe Dorman wants to study an idea brought to him by a constituent that the lawmaker said could lead to significant workers’ compensation reform and help boost business growth and economic...
Washington Governor Signs Bill to Improve Workers’ Comp System
Mar 15 2011 // Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed a workers’ compensation bill that supporters say will save $218 million over the next four years. She signed Senate Bill 5801, which directs the Department of Labor and...
American Claims Management Announces New Business Relationship With Sparta
Mar 14 2011 // San Diego, CA, 3/14/11 – American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM) announced a new business relationship with SPARTA Insurance. Effective March 1, 2011, ACM began handling workers’ compensation claims for policies...
Workers’ Comp Reform Package Approved by Full Oklahoma Senate
Mar 14 2011 // The full Oklahoma Senate has approved Senate Bill 878, a workers’ compensation bill authored by Sen. Patrick Anderson, R-Enid, and Sen. Anthony Sykes, R-Moore, the Senate announced. The bill was crafted in...
Illinois House Orders Workers’ Comp Audit for State Employees
Mar 14 2011 // The state auditor general will be sent a resolution approved by the Illinois House ordering an audit of Illinois’ workers’ compensation program. The Bellville News-Democrat reports that the Illinois House voted...
Report Calls Into Question Use of Addictive Narcotics in Workers’ Comp Claims
Mar 11 2011 // A relatively small percentage of medical providers are responsible for writing narcotic prescriptions in California workers’ compensation claims, according to a new report by the California Workers’...
Rhode Island Attorney General Opposes Workers’ Comp Rate Hike
Mar 11 2011 // Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin said he opposed a 3.9 percent workers’ comp rate hike being sought by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) for the state. NCCI’s calculations...
Texas Workers’ Comp Enforcements for February Include $40K in Fines
Mar 10 2011 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon recently announced final disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) for February 2011....
Oregon to Net $3.6 Million From AIG Settlement
Mar 10 2011 // Oregon will receive about $3.6 million as part of a multi-state settlement with the American International Group (AIG) over misreporting of workers’ compensation insurance premiums. A two-year examination of AIG and...
Idaho Companies Could Get Break on Workers’ Comp Taxes
Mar 10 2011 // Idaho companies could receive a $3.2 million break on taxes they pay on their workers’ compensation premiums over the next two years. The State Industrial Commission has about $17 million in the fund it uses to...
‘Spider-Man’ on Broadway Slapped with Violations
Mar 7 2011 // The production company behind Broadway’s troubled “Spider-Man” musical has been slapped with three violations of workplace safety standards by federal regulators. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Model Bill Targets Misclassification of Trucking, Courier Workers
Mar 7 2011 // State lawmakers who deal with insurance issues have approved a model law for the trucking and courier industries that sets guidelines for who is an independent contractor and who is an employee. The National Conference of...
Washington Senate Passes Workers Compensation Change Opposed by Labor
Mar 7 2011 // The Washington state Senate approved a measure Saturday that would drastically change the state’s workers compensation system by establishing an option for lump sum settlements. The 34-15 vote was a significant win...
Workers’ Comp Group Defends Work in North Carolina
Mar 7 2011 // A non-profit workers’ compensation research organization that maintains its work is objective has found itself at the center of a controversy in North Carolina over whether to trim workers’ compensation...
