Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Workers’ compensation bills head to House floor in Colorado
Mar 26 2007 // The Colorado House Business Affairs and Labor Committee has approved two workers’ compensation bills: one affecting employee’s choice of physician and another affecting firefighters. House Bill 1176 would...
UCLA study indicates most Calif. workers OK with workers’ comp care
Mar 26 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...
Workers’ Comp, Identity Theft Bills Pass Texas House
Mar 23 2007 // Texas State Rep. Helen Giddings announced that four bills she sponsored that deal with workers’ compensation and identity theft passed the House of Representatives and will proceed to the Senate. The first of the...
Eleven AIG Companies Fined by Okla. Insurance Department
Mar 22 2007 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced the largest fine of an insurance company in state history – $400,000 – against eleven AIG insurance companies doing business in the state. The companies...
Four Indicted in Texas on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Mar 22 2007 // Workers’ compensation insurer Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that four people were indicted, in separate cases, in Travis County, Texas, on charges of workers’ compensation fraud. The company’s...
Texas Work Comp Rulebook Supplement 2007-01 Available Online
Mar 21 2007 // Rulebook Supplement 2007-01 containing rules adopted by the Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation is available online from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation. The...
Kentucky Competes for Captives, Follows Workers’ Comp Closely
Mar 20 2007 // With “firm but flexible regulation” in place, Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak says her state is an attractive draw for the captive insurance market and she hopes to encourage continued broad...
NCCI Workers Comp Symposium Set for May in Orlando
Mar 19 2007 // Workers compensation rating organization, NCCI Holdings, Inc., released the full agenda for its Annual Issues Symposium to be held May 10-11 in Orlando, Fla. The highlight of the AIS is the annual State of the Line...
La. Lawmakers Support Overhaul of Citizens Insurance Company
Mar 19 2007 // Two Louisiana lawmakers said they support a plan to overhaul the state-backed insurance company by opening much of its business to bidding among private firms. Sen. James David Cain, chairman of the Senate Insurance...
W. Va. Hosting Workers Comp Training Sessions
Mar 17 2007 // The Offices of the Insurance Commissioner of West Virginia in cooperation with the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), will hold training sessions around the state on development of workers’...
Mo. Businesses Get Refunds for Workers’ Comp Overcharges
Mar 15 2007 // Missouri businesses paid too much for their workers’ compensation insurance policies and have received refunds of nearly $2.5 million, state insurance officials said this week. The National Council on Compensation...
N.D. Workers’ Comp Advocate’s Office to Stay Put
Mar 14 2007 // An advocacy office within North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency should not be moved to the Labor Department, the state House has concluded. The Office of Independent Review (OIR) takes up cases in which...
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...
