Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wyoming Lawmakers Discuss Changing Workers’ Comp System
Sep 22 2008 // Wyoming lawmakers are discussing several possible changes to the state’s workers’ compensation program amid complaints about the system. One proposal is to hire an ombudsman to help workers get any assistance...
New York Workers’ Comp Rates Going
Sep 22 2008 // Premiums for workers’ compensation insurance in New York will drop 5 percent in 2009, marking the second straight annual decline since landmark reform legislation was passed in 2007. The drop in rates follows a 20.5...
It Figures
Sep 22 2008 // 5.4% The workers’ compensation loss cost reduction approved for Maryland workers’ compensation carriers effective Jan. 1, 2009, thanks to a continued decline in frequency of claims. The decrease represents...
105 Workers Comp Carriers Enter West Virginia
Sep 22 2008 // Since West Virginia opened its workers’ compensation insurance market on July 1 of this year, 105 insurance carriers have entered the field and begun to write policies, according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L....
California Workers’ Comp Division Strengthens Judges’ Ethics Rules
Sep 22 2008 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has adopted revised ethics regulations governing workers’ compensation judges. According to the DWC, the rules and regulations “are designed to enforce...
Restaurants’ Workers’ Comp Insurance Decisions Based Heavily on Price
Sep 19 2008 // A recent national survey of restaurant decision-makers finds that they place too much emphasis on the price of their workers’ compensation insurance, potentially forgoing the long-term financial benefits of accident...
Washington Proposes 3% Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates
Sep 19 2008 // Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has proposed a 3 percent increase in 2009 workers’ compensation rates. Average premiums would go up by just under 2 cents per hour worked. “We...
Former North Dakota Workers’ Comp Executive Challenges Firing
Sep 19 2008 // A former North Dakota workers’ compensation executive claims in a lawsuit that agency attorneys and board members plotted to fire him for talking to investigators about possible crimes at Workforce Safety and...
Hawaii Files for 11.6% Workers’ Comp Decrease
Sep 18 2008 // Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ (DCCA) Insurance Division announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed a request for a decrease of 11.6 percent in the...
Insurers Seek Veto of California Workers’ Comp Bills
Sep 17 2008 // The American Insurance Association says three measures on the way to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk should be vetoed because they will increase employers’ costs for workers’ compensation,...
Mo. Workers’ Comp Claims Decline, Sparks Debate Between Officials
Sep 17 2008 // The number of workers’ compensation claims has gone down since a 2005 Missouri law made it harder to prove workplace injuries. Insurance premiums also have declined for businesses. Republican Gov. Matt Blunt touts...
OSHA Cites Contractors in Deadly New York Crane Collapse
Sep 17 2008 // A federal agency hit three construction firms with penalties totaling $313,500 on Monday for safety violations that led to a tower crane collapse that killed seven people in March. The citations by the Occupational Safety...
Commissioner Rod Bordelon will present a Keynote Address at The Texas Workers’ Comp Forum
Sep 16 2008 // Dallas, TX, September 16, 2008 – Council on Education in Management (Council) announced that Division of Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Rod Bordelon will present a Keynote Address at the upcoming Texas...
105 New Workers’ Comp Providers Writing in West Virginia
Sep 16 2008 // Since West Virginia opened its workers’ compensation insurance market on July 1, 105 insurance carriers entered the field and wrote policies, according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. When the workers’...
Texas Regulators Suspend Premium Payments for Ike Victims
Sep 16 2008 // In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the Texas Department of Insurance has directed insurance carriers to “to provide prompt and immediate relief” to residents and policyholders impacted by the storm,...
California Legislative Session Positive on Insurance Issues
Sep 15 2008 // This year’s California legislative session has been a relatively positive one for property/casualty insurers and their customers, according to the Association of California Insurance Companies. Legislators generally...
Oregon Workers’ Compensation Costs To Decrease About 6%
Sep 15 2008 // Employers in Oregon will pay nearly 6 percent less on average for workers’ compensation coverage in 2009, the Department of Consumer and Business Services announced. The reduction in the workers’ compensation...
Workers’ Compensation Rates Expected to Drop in North Carolina
Sep 12 2008 // Workers’ compensation insurance rates will be dropping in North Carolina next year, for the first time in five years. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Sept. 10 the North Carolina Rate Bureau has requested...
North Dakota AG Says Workers’ Comp Board Talk Violated Law
Sep 11 2008 // North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says members of a North Dakota workers’ compensation panel broke the law with private discussions about raising their own pay. Stenehjem says an e-mail exchange between...
Texas Work Comp Division Encourages Crane Safety in Wake of Accidents
Sep 10 2008 // Recent construction crane accidents causing injuries and accidents in Texas and elsewhere have prompted the Texas Department of Insurance to urge employers and employees to use safety precautions when operating cranes. In...
