Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. Workers’ Comp System Inadequate in Replacing Lost Earnings
Jan 24 2011 // Permanently disabled workers in California’s workers’ compensation system have historically faced poor return-to-work rates and high levels of lost earnings after a disabling injury, a new study has found. In...
Declarations
Jan 24 2011 // 2011 Exposures “Exposures will continue the growth we saw in the second half of 2010 as the economy continues its recovery, implying increases in insurance premium volume. Still, the low interest rate climate, which...
Medicare Set Asides in Workers’ Compensation
Jan 24 2011 // What Agents & Brokers Need to Know One of the most important services a broker provides its customers is workers’ compensation claims review. Successful resolution and prompt closure of workers’...
Montana Bill Would Cut Workers’ Comp to Illegal Aliens
Jan 24 2011 // A Montana lawmaker has proposed reducing the cost of state workers’ compensation insurance by prohibiting illegal immigrant workers from collecting benefits when they are injured. House Bill 71, sponsored by Rep....
Washington Governor Wants to Reform Workers’ Comp
Jan 24 2011 // Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has proposed several changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system to help the state out of the recession and support the vitality of businesses. She estimates the proposed...
Florida Commissioner McCarty Accused of Vendetta by Texas Insurer
Jan 24 2011 // A Texas insurance company and its owner are suing Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, accusing him of being vindictive and defamatory in his efforts to ban the company from writing workers’ compensation in...
Florida Competitive in Workers’ Compensation Market Arena
Jan 24 2011 // Florida’s workers’ compensation market remains competitive with more than 250 private insurers writing coverage and only a fraction of business being funneled to the residual market. Also, availability does not...
Work Comp, Tort Reform on Oklahoma Senate Republicans’ Agenda
Jan 21 2011 // The Republicans in the Oklahoma Senate say they are focusing on job creation and budget challenges in their legislative agenda this year. Workers’ compensation and tort reform are among the initiatives they say are...
Medical Costs Drive Up Calif. Municipalities’ Workers’ Comp
Jan 20 2011 // Despite a decline in the number of job injury claims reported by California public self-insured employers last year, rising claim severity drove up total workers’ compensation costs for cities, counties and other...
Nevada Lowers Workers’ Comp Costs 3.9%
Jan 19 2011 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Brett Barratt has approved a filing for an average decrease of 3.9 percent for Nevada workers’ compensation voluntary insurance loss costs and an average decrease of 2.2 percent for...
Clingman, Harkey Appointed to Okla. Workers’ Comp Court Leadership Posts
Jan 19 2011 // Before he left office, former Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry made two appointments to leadership positions with the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court. Judge Michael J. Harkey was named presiding judge of the court,...
Senator Targets Workers’ Compensation Pay to Elderly Federal Employees
Jan 18 2011 // More than 1,000 federal workers aged 80 and older are receiving workers’ compensation benefits even though they likely have no intention of returning to work, according to a U.S. senator who wants to reduce the waste...
Texas Work Comp December Enforcements Include Fines Up to $78K
Jan 18 2011 // Final enforcement actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) for December 2010 include fines of up to $78,000. Division of Workers’ Compensationfinal...
Montana Legislature Moves to Ban Illegals From Workers’ Comp
Jan 18 2011 // A legislative plan to ban illegal immigrants from receiving workers’ compensation insurance benefits in Montana cleared its first committee hurdle and now goes to the full state House. Backers of the proposal say it...
Atlas General Insurance Services Announces Addition of New Carrier for its Workers’ Compensation Program
Jan 11 2011 // San Diego, CA, 1/11/2011 – Atlas General Insurance Services is pleased to announce the addition of a new carrier to enhance its workers’ compensation portfolio. This new program, developed by Atlas and Republic...
Washington Governor Wants to Reform Workers’ Comp
Jan 11 2011 // Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has proposed several changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system to help the state out of the recession and support the vitality of businesses. The proposed changes she...
Calif. Workers’ Comp System Inadequate in Replacing Lost Earnings
Jan 11 2011 // Permanently disabled workers in California’s workers’ compensation system have historically faced poor return-to-work rates and high levels of lost earnings after a disabling injury, a new study has found. In...
Montana Bill Would Cut Workers’ Comp to Illegal Aliens
Jan 11 2011 // A Montana lawmaker has proposed reducing the cost of state workers’ compensation insurance by prohibiting illegal immigrant workers from collecting benefits when they are injured. House Bill 71, sponsored by Rep....
Declarations
Jan 10 2011 // Great News “This announcement, particularly in light of the difficult economic challenges facing the entire country, is great news for Citizens and for the insurance market in Louisiana.” —Louisiana Insurance...
Two Missouri Employers Jailed for Noncompliance with OSHA Citations
Jan 10 2011 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration in late December arrested two St. Louis, Mo., employers for failing to comply with court sanctions enforcing OSHA citations. Brian Andre,...
