Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. State Fund to Host Workplace Safety Seminar in Bakersfield
Mar 14 2007 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund will sponsor a workplace safety seminar in Bakersfield, Calif., on March 20. The seminar will cover ergonomic workplace strategies, safety basics, and Cal/OSHA’s...
Oregon Senate Passes Workers’ Comp Bill for Farmworkers
Mar 14 2007 // The Oregon Senate has approved a bill to provide protection for farmworkers. Senate Bill 202 requires farm labor contractors to provide workers’ compensation insurance for workers, and requires applicants for farm...
Oregon OSHA Proposes Fining Ski Area over Worker Injuries
Mar 13 2007 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division has proposed more than $15,000 in fines against ski operator Mt. Bachelor Inc., saying safety violations contributed to a chairlift-maintenance accident that injured four...
Texas DWC to Host Vendor Demonstrations for Work Comp Participants
Mar 13 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation reported it will host eight, two-hour vendor demonstrations on the use of vendor treatment and return-to-work guidelines for disability management...
Number of Texas Job Injuries, Illnesses Requiring Days off Work Drops
Mar 12 2007 // A total of 69,340 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work were reported in Texas private industry for 2005 according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...
Key New York workers compensation reform proposals
Mar 12 2007 // Key elements of the proposed reform package as released by Gov. Spitzer’s office are as follows: • The maximum weekly benefit for injured workers will be increased from $400 to $500 in the first year, $550 in...
News Currents
Mar 12 2007 // N.Y. Gov. Spitzer, labor, business reach workers’ comp reform accord But workers’ comp insurers are nervous that cost savings promised by the reforms’ supporters may not materialize New York Governor...
News Currents
Mar 12 2007 // Nevada lawmakers debate policy on drug tests for injured workers Injured Nevada workers could face required drug tests to prevail in insurance disputes, under an industry-backed proposal debated by state legislators. The...
It Figures
Mar 12 2007 // 5% The Virginia sales tax from which items used to prepare for a hurricane would be exempt during the last week of May each year under recently-passed legislation. Sales tax won’t be collected on portable generators...
Key New York workers compensation reform proposals
Mar 12 2007 // Key elements of the proposed reform package as released by Gov. Spitzer’s office are as follows: The maximum weekly benefit for injured workers will be increased from $400 to $500 in the first year, $550 in the...
N.Y. Gov. Spitzer, labor, business reach workers’ comp reform accord
Mar 12 2007 // But workers’ comp insurers are nervous that cost savings promised by the reforms’ supporters may not materialize New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and legislative leaders have reached an agreement to reform the...
Julie Mix McPeak, Kentucky, Executive Director, Office of Insurance
Mar 12 2007 // Julie Mix McPeak, an attorney with more than a decade of experience in state government, was appointed executive director of the Kentucky Office of Insurance (KOI) by Gov. Ernie Fletcher last June. McPeak succeeded Glenn...
UCLA Study Indicates Most Calif. Workers OK With Workers’ Comp Care
Mar 7 2007 // The vast majority of injured workers in California have access to quality medical care, yet a majority still suffer from injuries even after a year of care, according to a study conducted by the UCLA Center for Health...
Ark. Work Comp Commission Adds Communications Liaison
Mar 7 2007 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation announced an expansion of assistance to the public through its Support Services Division with the addition of Communications Liaison Deana Graves. Alan McClain, AWCC Chief Executive...
West Va.’s Brickstreet Mutual Reports Profitable First Year
Mar 7 2007 // The company that runs the state’s workers’ compensation program said it earned $70.7 million during its first year in business. The profit will help build BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co.’s reserves to...
Texas Work Comp Commissioner Names New Medical Advisor
Mar 6 2007 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts recently named Howard L. Smith, M.D., as medical advisor for the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation (Division). Dr....
N.Y. Workers’ Comp Reform Sails Through Senate, Assembly
Mar 6 2007 // The New York State Senate and Assembly on Tuesday passed legislation its bipartisan backers hope will significantly reform the state’s workers’ compensation system and save employers as much as $1 billion. The...
First Cardinal Adds 3 at N.Y. Headquarters
Mar 1 2007 // Workers’ compensation administrator First Cardinal LLC has announced several new hires at its Latham, N.Y. headquarters. Christopher J. Kownack has joined the claims department as claims representative. Susan Shafer...
Mass. Workers’ Comp Insurers File for 13.4% Rate Drop
Mar 1 2007 // The Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts (WCRIB) today submitted to the state Division of Insurance a proposed average rate decrease of 13.4 percent for workers’ compensation...
N.Y. Gov. Spitzer Announces Workers’ Comp Reform Accord
Feb 27 2007 // New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and legislative leaders announced an agreement to reform the state’s workers’ compensation system that has the backing of business and labor. Under the agreement, benefits for...
