Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dovetail Insurance Expands Workers Comp Product to Five Additional States
Apr 16 2014 // Dovetail Insurance, a supplier of cloud-based insurance product delivery services, has expanded its NetComp workers’ compensation insurance to independent agents in Virginia, and will also be adding Pennsylvania,...
North Dakota Work Comp Agency Sues Aon eSolutions over Failed Project
Apr 16 2014 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency has sued a Chicago company over a failed $17 million computer system overhaul. Workforce Safety and Insurance hired Aon eSolutions in 2007 for a software system...
Nebraska Store Manager Who Was Shot to Get Workers’ Comp Benefits
Apr 14 2014 // An Omaha, Neb., clothing store manager shot up to nine times in an act of revenge for reporting an earlier robbery is entitled to compensation for drug and alcohol rehab and treatment of post-traumatic stress syndrome...
SeaWorld Loses Bid to Nix OSHA Limit on Contact with Killer Whales
Apr 14 2014 // SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. lost its bid to overturn U.S. limits on trainers’ contact with killer whales imposed after one of the animals drowned an amusement park employee during a 2010 show. The Occupational Safety...
N.Y. Aims to Improve Patient Handling, Protect Hospital Staffs From Injuries
Apr 11 2014 // New York is directing health officials and hospitals to identify best practices for safely handling patients in an effort to reduce rough lifting and better protect staff from back injuries. State legislation proposed by...
Oklahoma’s Workers’ Comp Administrative Redesign Takes Effect
Apr 10 2014 // The transition of Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system from a court-based system to an administrative one became effective Feb. 1, 2014, a change that proponents believe will lower costs and help make the...
Minnesota Demolition Company Fined for Ballpark Worker’s Death
Apr 9 2014 // Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health is fining a company nearly $52,000 for violations following an accident that killed a demolition worker on a new St. Paul Saints ballpark. Johnny Valek, 61, of Plymouth, was killed...
Prisoner Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Mississippi High Court Rules
Apr 8 2014 // A former utility worker who lost his hands when he was shocked by power lines can receive workers’ compensation, even though officials argued he tried to hurt himself to avoid a homicide investigation, the...
Commissioner: Opioid Drug Prescriptions Declining in Texas Work Comp System
Apr 8 2014 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon told the Texas House Committee on Public Health that the number and cost of opioid drug prescriptions in the Texas workers’ compensation system has...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, Hires Matt Horton as the Vice President of Marketing, Western Region
Apr 8 2014 // San Diego, Calif. (April 8, 2014) – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, welcomes Matt Horton as the new vice president of marketing, Western Region. In his new role, Horton will...
Massachusetts to Keep Workers’ Comp Rates at Current Levels
Apr 7 2014 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) announced on March 21 that it has reached a settlement with the Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau (WCRIB) and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s...
Backers Drop Arizona Legislation on Workers’ Comp Benefits
Apr 7 2014 // Business-backed legislation to prohibit workers from filing lawsuits alleging they were unfairly denied workers’ compensation benefits for on-the-job injuries is going nowhere in the Arizona Legislature. Supporters...
Aflac Claims Workers’ Compensation Claims Drop for Firms Offering Accident, Disability Insurance
Apr 2 2014 // A high percentage — 42 percent on average — of all companies providing access to voluntary accident and disability insurance report declines in their workers’ compensation claims, according to the results of an...
NYS Comp Board, Comic Tina Fey’s Reps Clear Up Workers’ Comp Issue
Apr 1 2014 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board had filed a $79,000 judgment against comic Tina Fey on March 20 for an alleged “failure to carry workers’ comp ins.,” for a period from Nov. 20, 2012,...
11 New Safety Violations Found at Previously Cited Louisiana Facility
Apr 1 2014 // The U. S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administrationhas cited U.S. Minerals LLC with 11 safety and health violations from a follow-up inspection that began in September 2013 at the Harvey,...
Penn. Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates to Decline for Some Employers
Apr 1 2014 // The Pennsylvania Departments of Insurance and Labor & Industry on Monday announced a 5.15 percent workers’ compensation rate reduction, effective April 1. The officials said the reduction would save millions of...
Penn. High Court Reaffirms Statutory Employer Defense
Mar 31 2014 // Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on March 26 reaffirmed statutory employer defense in a general contractor liability case, in which a subcontractor was injured during construction work. The high court’s decision...
ACE Introduces Passenger Accident Insurance for Motor Carriers
Mar 28 2014 // ACE Group has introduced standalone passenger accident insurance for motor carriers. The coverage provides accidental death and dismemberment and accident medical/dental expense benefit coverage for authorized passengers...
1 in 10 Small Businesses Report Workers Under Influence of Alcohol, Drugs
Mar 28 2014 // One in 10 small businesses had employees show up for work last year while under the influence of at least one controlled substance. Small-business owners reported that alcohol, marijuana and prescription painkillers were...
Backers Drop Arizona Legislation On Workers’ Comp Benefits
Mar 27 2014 // Business-backed legislation to prohibit workers from filing lawsuits alleging they were unfairly denied workers’ compensation benefits for on-the-job injuries is going nowhere at the Arizona Legislature. According to...
