Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Honolulu Man Convicted in Hawaii’s First Workers’ Comp Theft Case
Aug 5 2010 // Llorente SIU announced the conviction of an Ewa Beach, Hawaii, man on theft and perjury charges resulting from a suspect workers’ compensation claim. Jacob Belaski, the owner of Teixeira Trucking Inc. misrepresented...
October Hearing Set on Virginia Workers’ Comp Premiums
Aug 2 2010 // Virginia regulators are planning to hold a hearing in October on proposed adjustments in premiums charged for workers’ compensation insurance. The State Corporation Commission said Friday that it has set an Oct. 26...
Industry Balks as Democrats Press for Mine Safety, OSHA Changes
Aug 2 2010 // Prompted by the deadly explosion in April that killed 29 coal miners in West Virginia, a House of Representatives committee recently approved sweeping mine and workplace safety reforms. The 30-17 vote came over the...
Texas Public Entities Earn $200K from Work Comp Dividend Plan
Jul 30 2010 // The Board of Trustees of Texas Political Subdivisions JSIF has voted to approve $200,000 in workers’ compensation insurance dividend payments to member local government entities throughout Texas. Each public...
Texas Mutual Successful on Appeal in Workers’ Comp Bad Faith Case
Jul 29 2010 // A Houston Court of Appeals has dismissed a case involving workers’ compensation benefits claim disputes with Texas Mutual Insurance Co. in a move that according to the insurer resolves “significant”...
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. Promotes Buffone, White
Jul 23 2010 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has promoted two key executives. Paul Buffone is now senior vice president of Risk Management Services, and David T. White is now vice president of Internal Audit. Buffone...
Jury Convicts South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Consultant
Jul 22 2010 // After a two day trial, a South Carolina workers’ compensation consultant and former state representative has been found guilty of mail fraud for fabricating payroll figures in order to obtain lower premiums for a...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Rates Decreasing Again
Jul 22 2010 // Rates for workers’ compensation insurance continue to decrease in Louisiana based on a recent report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), according to Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim...
New York Approves Increase in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs
Jul 21 2010 // New York insurance regulators have approved a 7.7 percent hike in workers’ compensation loss costs — an increase that will go into effect in October. The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (NYCIRB),...
Ex-Chicago Bear Scores Big With Workers’ Comp
Jul 20 2010 // Former Chicago Bears tight end Gabe Reid never caught a touchdown pass during his three-year National Football League career, but he has caught hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Illinois Workers Compensation...
Queens Contractor Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 20 2010 // The New York State Insurance Fund said a Queens contractor who allegedly defrauded the workers’ comp insurer of more than $150,000 in uncollected premium has been arrested. Queens contractor on grand larceny and...
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Jul 19 2010 // Paulette Lundy has been promoted to vice president of Human Resources for Maryland’s Injured Worker Insurance Fund (IWIF), a workers’ compensation insurer. She previously served as director of human resources...
Colen Joins Keenan & Associates as Senior Vice President
Jul 19 2010 // Keenan & Associates, a privately held brokerage and consulting firm in Torrance, Calif., announced that Bernard Colen has joined the company as senior vice president in the public agencies property/casualty...
Former North Dakota Work Comp Director’s Appeal Denied
Jul 19 2010 // North Dakota’s Supreme Court has upheld the felony conviction of former state workers’ compensation director Sandy Blunt, though the decision was not unanimous. Blunt appealed his December 2008 conviction on...
Conviction of Adviser Upheld in Fraud of Ohio Work Comp Agency
Jul 16 2010 // A federal appeals court has refused to allow a new trial for an investment adviser serving 12 years in the loss of $216 million at the state agency for injured workers. The three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court...
Mining Firms Complain Democrats’ Safety Bill Too Harsh
Jul 15 2010 // The nation’s top mine safety official urged quick passage this week of a bill that would crack down on mines with safety problems, despite industry complaints that the legislation is too punitive. Mine Safety and...
Washington Workers’ Comp Initiative Qualifies for Ballot
Jul 15 2010 // An initiative to eliminate Washington’s workers’ compensation insurance monopoly and allow private insurers to offer coverage for workplace injuries has qualified for the November ballot. Secretary of State Sam...
Markel to Acquire Workers’ Compensation Insurer FirstComp
Jul 15 2010 // Specialty insurer Markel Corp., has struck a deal worth at least $135 million to acquire Aspen Holdings, which sells workers’ compensation under the name FirstComp to small businesses in 31 states. Aspen, which is...
Zurich, Artex Expand Workers’ Comp to Temporary Staffing Firms
Jul 13 2010 // Zurich has expanded its relationship with program administrator Artex Risk Solutions, Inc. to offer workers’ compensation insurance to temporary staffing companies, focusing on clerical, professional, medical...
Self-Employed Contractor Cannot Hold Hirer Vicariously Liable for Job Injuries
Jul 12 2010 // Property owners who hire independent contractors are not vicariously liable for on-the-job injuries to the contractor’s employees, the California Supreme Court has ruled. The state high court extended the decision in...
