Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Declarations
Oct 5 2015 // The Donkey Got Out “People could have gotten out of there … my donkey was smart enough to get out of there.” —Michael Ballard, speaking of the fire that destroyed his Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis,...
NCCI Proposes Decrease for Workers’ Comp Loss Costs in Connecticut
Oct 1 2015 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) on Sept. 24 delivered a workers’ compensation loss cost filing to the Connecticut Insurance Department. NCCI said that based upon its review of the most recently...
Illinois Workers’ Comp Premium Rate High but Improving
Oct 1 2015 // With a median rate index of 2.35 per $100 of payroll, Illinois has the seventh highest average workers’ comp premium rate of all U.S. states, according to the 2014 Oregon Workers’ Compensation Premium Ranking...
Catholic Mutual, Church Mutual to Offer Workers’ Comp Coverage
Sep 28 2015 // Catholic Mutual Group, a coverage provider for the Catholic Church in North America, and Church Mutual Insurance Company (CMIC), a nationwide insurer of religious organizations, have formed a strategic alliance under which...
Florida Workers’ Comp Fraud Sting Leads to 9 Arrests
Sep 28 2015 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) announced nine arrests following a multi-agency workers’ compensation sting in Manatee County, Florida. These nine individuals...
Louisiana P/C Commission: Worker’s Comp Market ‘Remains Competitive’
Sep 25 2015 // In its annual report to the Legislature for 2014-2015, the Louisiana Property & Casualty Insurance Commission noted that the workers’ compensation market in the state “remains competitive.” There were...
Workers’ Compensation Premiums Up 5.3% in First Half of 2015: Demotech
Sep 25 2015 // Workers’ compensation insurers reported a 5.3 percent increase in direct written premiums during the first six months of 2015 versus the same period in 2014, according to actuarial firm Demotech’s review of...
Texas Sets Workers’ Comp Maximum Weekly Benefit at $895
Sep 24 2015 // The workers’ compensation state average weekly wage for dates of injury from Oct. 1, 2015, through Sept. 30, 2016, has been set by the Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation at...
Washington Labor Department Seeks 2% Workers’ Comp Rate Hike
Sep 24 2015 // The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing an average 2 percent rate workers’ compensation increase for 2016. Each fall L&I sets workers’ comp rates for the following year....
Pier 1 Imports Fined $86K for Safety Hazards at 2 Texas Sites
Sep 23 2015 // Pier 1 Imports Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for workplace safety hazards at facilities in Fort Worth and Mansfield, Texas. Proposed...
OSHA Extends Comment Period for Injury Reporting Rule
Sep 23 2015 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending the deadline for submitting comments on a proposed rule that it says clarifies an employer’s continuing obligation to make and maintain an...
Delaware Regulators Recovered $995K for Consumers During 1st Half of 2015
Sep 22 2015 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart and the Delaware Department of Insurance announced that the Department has recovered $995,558 for consumers during the first six months of 2015. The Delaware Department...
OSHA Citations Against ‘Midnight Rider’ Production Company Upheld
Sep 22 2015 // Citations issued by The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration against Film Allman LLC in August 2014 were upheld Sept. 15 by Judge Sharon D. Calhoun of the Occupational Safety and...
Texas OKs 11 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp
Sep 21 2015 // The Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) re-certified 11 employers to self-insure workers’ compensation claims. Together, the companies employ about 50,000 people in...
Workers’ Comp Premiums Increase By 5.3% in First Half of 2015
Sep 21 2015 // Demotech’s review of second quarter 2015 data, as recently reported by insurers to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, shows that workers’ compensation insurers reported a 5.3 percent increase...
Will Uber Employee Status Ruling in California Impact Its Business Model?
Sep 21 2015 // A California Labor Commission ruling in June that an Uber driver is an employee and not a contractor opens the door to more scrutiny over the rideshare giant’s business model, but that was just the proverbial tip of...
Louisiana Worker’s Comp Market ‘Remains Competitive’
Sep 21 2015 // In its annual report to the Legislature for 2014-2015, the Louisiana Property & Casualty Insurance Commission noted that the workers’ compensation market in the state “remains competitive.” There were...
Court Backs Workers’ Comp Ruling for Assaulted Nebraska Nurse
Sep 21 2015 // The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a workers’ compensation ruling requiring a Kearney hospital to pay the salary of a former nurse who says she’s unable to work because of psychological injuries she received...
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Market at a Glance
Sep 21 2015 // In its annual report for FY 2014, dated June 16, 2015, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission shows the following: Illinois is one of the top 10 wage states, with wages that run 6 percent higher than the U.S....
Kansas Food Processing Plant Fined $71.7K for Safety Violations
Sep 16 2015 // Reser’s Fine Foods, Topeka, Kan., was cited on Sept. 2 by federal safety officials for various workplace safety violations, including exposing workers to ammonia. Proposed penalties total $71,700. The U.S. Department...
