Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Mutual Expands Workers’ Comp Network Service Areas
Jan 25 2007 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that the Texas Department of Insurance approved the expansion of its workers’ compensation health care network option. The new service areas include west Texas cities such as...
Washington Fraud Unit Collections Up in 2006
Jan 25 2007 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) said its fraud program collected $135 million in fiscal year 2006, a 29 percent increase over the previous year. In addition, the department recovered...
Texas Selects The Medical Disability Advisor for Return-to-Work Outcomes
Jan 24 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation on Dec. 29, 2006, adopted state-wide return-to-work guidelines; the DWC selected Reed Group’s The Medical Disability Advisor: Workplace...
WCRI Report Examines Nevada Workers’ Comp System
Jan 19 2007 // “The Nevada workers’ compensation system has undergone dramatic change since 1993” becoming more competitive and allowing private insurers to enter the market, according to the Workers’ Compensation...
Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner Signs Disability Management Rules
Jan 19 2007 // Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts has signed rules that establish treatment guidelines, treatment planning benchmarks, and return-to-work goals and time frames which can be used to provide...
Ark. Injured Trucker Wins Court Order for Workers’ Comp Rehearing
Jan 19 2007 // The Arkansas Court of Appeals says the state Workers’ Compensation Commission did such a poor job of considering an injured trucker’s claim that it was “impossible” for the court to properly review...
Ohio Health-care Provider Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jan 19 2007 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced today that a Cleveland woman pleaded guilty to a felony count of workers’ compensation fraud. Carolyn Burten, also known as Carolyn Cook, pleaded guilty...
Delaware Moves Swiftly to Enact Major Workers’ Comp Reform
Jan 18 2007 // The Delaware Senate and House moved swiftly in the past week to pass a bill containing major reforms of the state’s workers’ compensation system and Gov. Ruth Ann Miller immediately signed the reforms into...
Monterey County Contractor Accused of Leaving Workers Without Workers’ Comp
Jan 18 2007 // A longtime Monterey County, Calif., construction contractor is facing charges that he has not insured his employees for on-the-job injuries, according to the California Department of Insurance. Herman L. Johnson, 64, of...
MedRisk Workers’ Comp Provider Organization Now in 36 States
Jan 17 2007 // MedRisk has expanded its Expert Provider Organization (EPO) for workers’ compensation into 10 additional states. Under the EPO model, physical therapists, occupational therapists and chiropractors agree to a unique...
Ark. Work Comp Commission Gets New Labor Representative
Jan 16 2007 // Philip Alan Hood on Jan.9, 2007, was named by Gov. Mike Beebe as the labor representative for the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission, AWCC announced. He was appointed by the governor to a six-year term after...
SUA Small Business Workers’ Comp Now Offered by Appalachian Underwriters
Jan 15 2007 // Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. has amended its agreement with Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. to include small employer’ workers’ compensation. AUI will provide workers’ compensation through...
New Workers’ Comp Program Endorsed by Texas Apartment Association
Jan 15 2007 // Whorton Insurance Services of Austin announced it has teamed up with Texas Mutual Insurance Company to create a new Texas Mutual Group Safety Plan. The program started Nov. 1, 2006, and is endorsed by The Texas Apartment...
R.I. Gov. Carcieri Adds to Control Over Beacon Mutual
Jan 12 2007 // Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri has increased his influence over the operations of the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer by naming two new board members, a week after one of his business and...
Ark. Work Comp Commission Adds Electronic Notice for Claim Contacts
Jan 12 2007 // Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission Form announced that its form A-110, the paper document used for decades to notify insurer representatives of new cases at the AWCC, has been replaced by electronic...
Texas Workers’ Comp Rulebook Supplement 2006-06 Available Online
Jan 12 2007 // Rulebook Supplement 2006-06 containing rules adopted by the Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation is available online from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation. The...
California Hosts Hearing on Workers’ Comp Medical Fee Schedule
Jan 12 2007 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation will be holding a public hearing on the Official Medical Fee Schedule – Physician Fee Schedule regulations on Jan. 24 in Los Angeles. The public hearing has...
Chicago Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Expands with Workers’ Comp Partner
Jan 12 2007 // Chciago-based Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. announced recently that it amended its Partner Agent Program Agreement with Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) to include small employers workers’...
Del. Governor Hopes Workers’ Comp Reform Will Influence Chrysler
Jan 11 2007 // Pomp and circumstance ruled the day as Delaware lawmakers began a new session of the General Assembly on Tuesday, with only a smattering of legislative business. Families and friends packed into the House and Senate...
Ohio Attorney General Will Not Appeal Court Decision on Injured Workers
Jan 10 2007 // Ohio workers injured while on jobs they obtained through welfare work-relief programs could see benefits increased following a decision by the Ohio state’s new attorney general not to appeal a court decision that...
