Ohio Manufacturer Settles Health, Safety Violations Case for $1M April 2, 2018 An Ohio auto parts manufacturer has agreed to a settlement that includes a $1 million penalty resulting from workplace health...
Utah Subway Shop Suit Over Wrongly Accused Worker Dismissed April 2, 2018 A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by owners of a Utah Subway shop where a worker was wrongly...
Insurance Cancellation Moratorium in Place in 35 Indiana Counties April 2, 2018 Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has declared that 35 counties are covered by disaster emergency declarations due to widespread flooding and...
Pinnacol Issues $50M in Dividends to Colorado Employers April 2, 2018 Pinnacol Assurance is distributing $50 million in workers’ compensation dividend checks to its policyholders. Nearly 53,000 employers throughout Colorado were...
Lost Work Time Increases with Long-Term Opioid Prescriptions: WCRI April 2, 2018 Using prescribed opioids adds significant time to temporary disability taken by workers with work-related lower back injuries, according to a...
Court Rules Release Form Protected Alaska Rafting Company in Man’s Death April 2, 2018 A divided Alaska Supreme Court has sided with a river rafting company, deciding its release form protected it from liability...
People April 2, 2018 Independent insurance broker ONI Risk Partners (ONI) has hired Mike Loveless as a commercial risk adviser in ONI’s Fort Wayne,...
$10M Settlement Proposed for North Carolina Tourist Islands Hit by Power Outages April 2, 2018 A preliminary settlement would allow those who lost power for days last summer on two North Carolina islands to divvy...
Indiana Workers’ Comp Formulary Bill Sent to Governor April 2, 2018 The Indiana General Assembly passed legislation that adopts a drug formulary for the state’s workers’ compensation system. SB 369 was...
North Carolina Insurance Dept. Adds 15 Agents to Fraud Division April 2, 2018 The North Carolina Department of Insurance has expanded its criminal investigations division with the addition of 15 new special agents,...