Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mississippi Reviewing 3.2% Workers’ Comp Rate Cut
Nov 3 2014 // Employers in Mississippi could be paying less for workers’ compensation insurance as early as next March, pending approval of a rate filing at the Mississippi Insurance Department. The National Council on...
OSHA Initiative Targets Hazardous Chemicals in Workplace
Nov 3 2014 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is launching a national dialogue on ways to prevent work-related illness caused by exposure to hazardous substances. The first stage...
It’s Time to End Physician Dispensing in Workers’ Comp
Nov 3 2014 // There has been an ongoing debate around the merits of physician dispensing in workers’ compensation. Those in favor of allowing this indicate it increases patient compliance with treatment recommendations and is more...
Workers’ Comp Writers Using More Mobile Device Apps, Other Technology
Nov 3 2014 // Workers’ compensation insurers are increasingly turning to mobile device applications and other technology innovations in their bid to remain a force in the industry and serve their clients, Novarica determined in a...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau: Rates for Local Governments Falling
Nov 3 2014 // Ohio public employers can look forward an average 9.1 percent reduction in workers’ compensation rates for local governments, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced. The new rates cover 3,800...
Idahoans to See Slight Reduction in Workers’ Comp Rates in 2015
Oct 31 2014 // The Idaho Department of Insurance this week announced Idaho’s overall workers’ compensation premium rates will be reduced by an average of 0.2 percent for 2015. “This slight rate decrease is an indicator...
Millions Unclaimed in Ohio Workers’ Comp Overcharge Case
Oct 31 2014 // The law firm handling a $420 million state settlement over Ohio employers being overcharged for workers’ compensation premiums says millions of dollars weren’t claimed by the deadline. The Bricker & Eckler...
Dollar Tree Stores Recently Fined $262K for Safety Hazards in Texas
Oct 29 2014 // National discount chain Dollar Tree Stores Inc., based in Texas, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for willfully and repeatedly exposing workers to serious...
Texas Workers’ Comp Division Seeks Presenters for Safety Summit
Oct 29 2014 // The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is seeking presenters for its 19th Annual Workplace Safety and Health Conference, the Texas Safety Summit, which will be held in Austin on May 19-21, 2015. The...
12 Articles on Ebola Risk and Insurance
Oct 24 2014 // 1. Ebola ‘Tipping Point’ Could Come By Late January, Reports RMS Until the number of new daily cases declines rather than increases, the severity of the outbreak will continue to multiply. RMS said it does not...
Various Insurance Lines Could Potentially Be Affected by Ebola
Oct 24 2014 // As fears of an Ebola pandemic spread, many U.S. businesses are wondering if insurance will cover any complications that may arise. According to experts, the outbreak could potentially impact several insurance...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau: Rates for Local Governments Falling
Oct 24 2014 // Ohio public employers applauded an average 9.1 percent reduction in workers’ compensation rates for local governments that was approved by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors. The...
Workers’ Comp Study Looks at California’s Reforms
Oct 23 2014 // When California Senate Bill 863 took effect Jan. 1, 2013, it created several fee schedule changes in the California workers’ compensation system. The Workers Compensation Research Institute has released a study...
Florida Gov. Scott Seeks Insurance Agents’ Help to Get Out Vote
Oct 23 2014 // Florida Governor Rick Scott is urging insurance agents to do their part to get out the vote as the state’s gubernatorial campaign enters its final weeks. Former Republican Governor Charlie Crist is running as a...
Connecticut Police Officer Charged With Workers’ Comp Fraud
Oct 20 2014 // A former New London, Connecticut, police officer fired over accusations he leaked an internal police document and later rehired has resigned following his arrest on charges he fraudulently collected workers’...
Mississippi Regulator Reviewing 3.2% Workers’ Compensation Rate Cut
Oct 20 2014 // Employers in Mississippi could be paying less for workers’ compensation insurance as early as next March, pending approval of a rate filing at the Mississippi Insurance Department. The National Council on...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, Announces New Workers’ Compensation Program With Torus
Oct 20 2014 // San Diego, CA, October 20, 2014– Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, today announced it has entered into a partnership with the global specialty insurer, Torus, to offer a new...
Most Midwest States in the Mid-Range for Workers’ Comp Premiums
Oct 20 2014 // A list of state rankings for workers’ compensation premiums shows a slight drop in premiums in the last two years, and that a number of states are close in terms of how much employers are paying. The list put out by...
Florida’s War On Workers’ Comp Fraud Targets Immigrants
Oct 20 2014 // Jeff Atwater, Florida CFO Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater touted the arrests of more than 100 immigrant agriculture workers last July as an effort to crack down on the costly problem of workers’...
Is Ebola Compensable Under Workers’ Compensation?
Oct 20 2014 // Two tests must be satisfied before an illness or disease can be considered occupational and thus compensable under workers’ compensation. First, the illness or disease must be “occupational,” meaning that...
