Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
W. Va. Workers’ Comp Investigator Receives Award
Oct 15 2004 // A West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission fraud and abuse investigator was to be honored on Friday for her work by the U.S. Department of Justice. Lisa Prater, manager of the Fraud & Abuse Investigations...
Nev. Asks Calif. Companies ‘Will Your Business Be Terminated” in Light of High Economic Costs
Oct 15 2004 // In response reportedly to increasing inquiries from California companies struggling with the high cost of doing business in California, Nevada economic development officials have launched a marketing campaign in the Golden...
New Study Details Arizona’s Work Comp System
Oct 15 2004 // According to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), notable features of Arizona’s workers’ compensation system included a lifetime entitlement to medical and indemnity benefits...
Texas Employers, Medical Providers Join Forces to Fix Workers’ Comp System
Oct 13 2004 // Texas’ workers’ compensation system is one of the worst in the nation with skyrocketing costs, mediocre care and a poor record of getting workers back on the job, according to Texans for Workers’...
Specialty Risk Services Brings Claims Experience to Texas WC System
Oct 13 2004 // Employers opting out of the Texas Workers’ Compensation system now have a new ally in the ongoing battle to manage rising loss costs. Specialty Risk Services, LLC (SRS) is bringing its claim management expertise to...
COMP WEST LAUNCHES WORKERS’ COMP OPS IN CALIF.:
Oct 11 2004 // CompWest Insurance Company announced that it has been licensed as a workers’ compensation insurer by the California Department of Insurance, responding to the significant capacity shortage in the California market....
WCIRB RECOMMENDS 3.5 PERCENT INCREASE IN RATES:
Oct 11 2004 // At a Department of Insurance rate hearing in San Francisco on Sept. 15, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau recommended that insurers raise workers’ comp rates by 3.5 percent in January 2005....
Restaurant Package
Oct 11 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Venture Programs Inc. added a restaurant package through Alea North America Ins. Co. to its Venture Hospitality program. The restaurant package includes property, general liability, liquor liability,...
Feeling the Crunch
Oct 11 2004 // Hawaii’s workers’ compensation system has been a hot topic in recent months – although the system has been on the industry’s radar for some time now. A recent study by the Oregon Department of...
Restaurant Package
Oct 11 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Venture Programs Inc. added a restaurant package through Alea North America Insurance Co. to its hospitality program. The restaurant package includes property, general liability, liquor liability,...
Advisory Commission Thinks Sun Should Set on TWCC
Oct 11 2004 // The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission believes the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commision should be abolished. At a Sept. 15 meeting, the committee recommended dismantling TWCC’s current structure and shifting...
Going Paperless — Is it for the Independent Agency’
Oct 11 2004 // Many independent insurance agents and brokers are used to the concept of “paperless processing” since most of the insurance companies they represent utilize imaging and content management technology. For these...
Ohio Man Sentenced on Comp Fraud Charge
Oct 10 2004 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a Springfield man has been sentenced for a misdemeanor charge of workers’ compensation fraud. Jeff Hamm was sentenced to three months incarceration, a...
Ohio Man Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Oct 7 2004 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a Columbus man has been sentenced for a misdemeanor charge of workers’ compensation fraud. Souhil Sabbagh was sentenced to one year probation and ordered...
Ark. Workers’ Comp Rules Supplement Available
Oct 6 2004 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that a 2004 supplement to The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Laws and Rules Annotated, published by LexisNexis, is now available. The 2004 supplement...
TWCC Fines Carriers for Late Payments to Workers
Oct 6 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported it issued 68 Notices of Violation (NOVs) to insurance carriers on Sept. 24 for a total of $251,000 in penalties for late initial payments of Temporary Income...
Governor, Businesses, Labor Defend SAIF from Initiative
Oct 6 2004 // The battle over a ballot measure to abolish SAIF Corp. has moved into the final month with big spending by supporters and tough talk by Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who has emerged as the top defender of the state-owned...
Vermont OSHA Probes Fatal Construction Accident
Oct 5 2004 // The state of Vermont said it will need about 10 days to investigate a construction accident that killed one man and sent a fellow worker to the hospital in Proctorsville. The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health...
TWCC Continues Revising, Updating Web Site
Oct 5 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced more revisions to its Web site at www.twcc.state.tx.us. The additions include a log of questions and answers about Commission policies and updates to the Approved...
La. WCAC to Begin Drafting 2005 Legislation
Oct 5 2004 // The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council plans to meet on Oct. 7, 2004, to begin drafting legislation for the 2005 Legislative Session. The meeting will begin 9 a.m. at the Louisiana Association of...
