Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Workers’ Comp for Subcontractors
Jul 18 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Texas Construction Trust has a workers’ compensation self-insurance trust for subcontractors throughout Texas. This trust allows members to own the workers’ comp insurance program and govern...
OSHA Issues Alert on Dangers Involving Cleanup, Recovery from Hurricanes
Jul 15 2005 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is urging employers and workers to take appropriate safety measures to avoid injury and illnesses associated with the recovery and...
R.I. Governor Blasts, Vetoes Beacon Mutual Expansion
Jul 15 2005 // Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri has vetoed a bill that would have permitted the state’s largest workers compensation insurer, Beacon Mutual, to restructure and expand into other states. Carcieri blasted the...
Online Registration Open for Annual AWCC Educational Conference
Jul 14 2005 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission established online registration for its 18th annual Educational Conference, scheduled for Oct. 12-14, the first under the direction of Chief Executive Officer Alan...
OSHA and Wis. Agencies Launch Job Safety Alliance
Jul 14 2005 // The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Wisconsin state agencies have launched an alliance aimed at preventing workplace hazards statewide, according to a statement from the...
W.Va. Insurance Commission Preparing to Oversee Workers’ Compensation
Jul 14 2005 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission is preparing for Jan. 1, 2006, when it will be responsible for the state workers’ compensation system, as the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission ceases to...
Calif. Supreme Court Rejects Third Lawsuit Against Workers’ Comp Issues
Jul 14 2005 // Yesterday, the California Supreme Court denied the writ of mandate in a case filed by a group sponsored by the California Applicant Attorneys’ Association, the American Insurance Association reported today. The case...
OSHA Cites Mass. Contractor in Deadly Crane Collapse
Jul 13 2005 // A federal agency that oversees workplace safety blamed a contractor for a shipyard crane accident that in January killed two workers, including one from New Hampshire. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Mother-Daughter Team Arrested for Calif. Workers’ Comp Scam
Jul 13 2005 // Two Kern County, California farm labor contractors surrendered to authorities July 12 after a two-year investigation found that they had allegedly under-reported their business’ payroll by $1 million. The...
Dutcher Joins Willis Re in San Francisco as Senior VP
Jul 12 2005 // Willis Re US in San Francisco announced that Samuel L. Dutcher was appointed as senior vice president. He will be responsible for expanding Willis Re’s Workers’ Compensation Practice, identifying new business...
Meeting on Texas Workers’ Comp Networks Available on Web; TDI Accepting Comments Through July 20
Jul 12 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance is currently analyzing HB 7 and drafting language for rules for workers’ compensation networks. In order to obtain input from as many stakeholders as possible, a meeting will be held...
PCI: Security Breach, Workers’ Comp Highlight First Part of Pa. Session
Jul 12 2005 // The Pennsylvania General Assembly recessed for the summer on Friday, but not before passing key insurance-related legislation involving topics such as the security of personal data and changes to the workers compensation...
California’s State Fund Riverside District Office Hosts Employer Seminar on Workers’ Comp Fraud Prevention
Jul 12 2005 // As part of its commitment to fight workers’ compensation insurance fraud, California’s State Fund will host a free fraud prevention seminar for employers at its Riverside District Office. The seminar will take...
State Selects Sacramento Firm to Study Workers’ Comp System
Jul 11 2005 // The state of California has selected Bickmore Risk Services of Sacramento to conduct an analysis of the effect of recent legislative reforms on workers’ compensation insurance rates and the insurance market. BRS...
Only 40 Percent of Fla. Roofing Contractors Have Workers’ Compensation Coverage
Jul 9 2005 // Rising costs of construction materials and more expensive workers’ compensation insurance are causing roofing contractors to use more uninsured workers according to Department of Financial Services Office of...
XL Expects Negative Q2 Results Following Reserve Strengthening
Jul 8 2005 // Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. has announced today that its second quarter 2005 results will be adversely impacted by an increase in net reserves in its North American reinsurance operations of $191 million...
Mich. Sponsors Comp Seminar
Jul 7 2005 // The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth and the State Bar of Michigan have teamed up to develop a four-part seminar series about workers’ compensation, beginning Aug. 3. The series, aimed at lawyers and...
Montlake Holdings, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Form Self-Insured Group for Workers’ Comp
Jul 7 2005 // The Texas Alliance of Energy Producers and Montlake Holdings announced they have established a self-insured group for workers’ compensation insurance, the only one of its kind in Texas for business owners in the oil...
Wash. L&I’s Anti-Fraud Effort Recovers $27M in First Three Mos. of 2005
Jul 7 2005 // The Washington Department of Labor and Industries’ fraud program recovered more than $27 million in the first three months of this year, according to a report sent to the state Legislature and the Office of Financial...
Alaska Gov. Attaches Workers’ Comp Strings to Budget Appropriations
Jul 6 2005 // Lawmakers made sure Angoon got a taste of the oil-wealth bounty in this year’s capital budget by earmarking money for a search-and-rescue boat, a fire truck, a snow plow and renovations to the community hall. But...
