Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commissioner Resigns; New Appointees Named
Apr 1 2015 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has accepted the resignation of Troy Wilson Sr., the first chairman of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission. His resignation is effective May 31. The governor named Dr. LeRoy Young,...
Payout of Ohio Workers’ Comp Settlement Delayed
Apr 1 2015 // Thousands of employers in Ohio who were overcharged for workers’ compensation insurance premiums will have to wait at least a few more weeks before collecting a share of the $420 million court settlement, according...
California Workers’ Comp Committee Votes for Lower Mid-Year Filing
Apr 1 2015 // The California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee voted on Wednesday to authorize the WCIRB to submit a mid-year pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance...
Delaware Regulators Recovered $2.1M for Policyholders in 2014
Apr 1 2015 // The Delaware Department of Insurance (DOI) announced it recovered more than $2.1 million for policyholders in 2014, and helped business owners save nearly $9.3 million in workers’ compensation insurance costs. The...
Nonemployee ‘Employees:’ The Borrowed Servant Doctrine – Part II
Apr 1 2015 // Part I of this “nonemployee, employee” mini-series introduced the three types of “employers” and began the discussion regarding what constitutes or creates control. Part II completes the...
California Applicants Attorneys Want Action Based on Workers’ Comp Report
Mar 31 2015 // The California Applicants’ Attorneys Association on Tuesday called for action from Gov. Jerry Brown on reported delays and denials in the treatment of injured workers. CAAA’s call to action is in response to a...
Payout of Ohio Workers’ Comp Settlement Delayed
Mar 30 2015 // Thousands of employers in Ohio who were overcharged for workers’ compensation insurance premiums will have to wait at least a few more weeks before collecting a share of the $420 million court settlement, according...
Nonemployee ‘Employees:’ The Borrowed Servant Doctrine – Part I
Mar 30 2015 // “The vital test in determining whether a workman furnished by [the primary employer] is a servant of [the special employer] is whether they (the employee(s)) are subject to the “special employer’s”...
Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Rate to Decline for 4th Year
Mar 28 2015 // The cost of workers’ compensation insurance is declining for the fourth consecutive year in Pennsylvania. The state departments of Insurance and Labor & Industry said on Friday, March 27, that overall rates will...
N.H. Court: Worker Who Fell Asleep While Driving Due Benefits for Crash Injuries
Mar 27 2015 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled last week that a worker who fell asleep while driving a company truck and hit a utility pole in the course of his employment is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for the...
New Hampshire Senate Delays Workers’ Compensation Reform Deal
Mar 27 2015 // New Hampshire state senators have pushed off a deal to reform New Hampshire’s workers’ compensation insurance laws. The chamber voted Thursday to send a tentative deal, which would’ve given providers...
Employees Exempt from Workers’ Compensation
Mar 27 2015 // Employee-employer relationships regarding workers’ compensation are complicated by the IRS, industrial commissions, the courts and state statute. Each has its own definition or applies a different test to define...
Humana to Exit Workers’ Compensation with Sale of Concentra
Mar 27 2015 // Humana Inc. has agreed to sell the stock of its subsidiary Concentra Inc., one of the largest occupational health services providers. The buyer will be MJ Acquisition Corp., a joint venture between Select Medical Holdings...
Michigan Workers’ Comp Costs Drop, Employment Rises
Mar 25 2015 // Michigan has had some positive developments on the employment and workers’ compensation fronts lately and state officials are eager to share the news. Workers’ comp costs for employers in Michigan have dropped...
2 Mass. Roofing Company Owners Indicted for Alleged Work Comp Fraud
Mar 25 2015 // Two business owners in Milford, Massachusetts, have been indicted in connection with failing to accurately report their total payroll and workforce to avoid paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in insurance premiums,...
Goodwin Named President of Republic Indemnity in California
Mar 25 2015 // Encino, Calif.-based Republic Indemnity Company of America has named Allen Goodwin president. He succeeds Dwayne Marioni, who retired earlier in early March. Goodwin joined the company in 2011 as senior vice president of...
Second Injury Funds: Are They Still Necessary or Just a Drain On the System?
Mar 25 2015 // Second (or subsequent) injury funds (SIFs) have been abolished in 20 states. Alabama and Maine began this movement in 1992, with South Carolina being the most recent convert; each ending its respective program in 2013....
Construction Firm Hit with $79.9K Fine for Excavation Hazards in Houston
Mar 24 2015 // Federal safety officials have fined SER Construction Partners Ltd. $79,900 for three safety violations at a site in Houston, Texas. SER Construction Partners Ltd. based in Pasadena, Texas, specializes in heavy civil...
N.H. Senate Committee Not Backing Workers’ Comp Fee Schedule
Mar 23 2015 // A key policy committee in the New Hampshire Senate is backing a workers’ compensation reform bill that it says will reduce costs by 7.5 percent without imposing a price-fixing mechanism backed by business...
Benefits Provided Under Workers’ Compensation Laws
Mar 23 2015 // Injuries or illnesses established as compensable under applicable workers’ compensation law require prescribed benefits be paid to the injured employee. Benefit limits and duration vary by jurisdiction but each state...
