Walmart Said She Shoplifted; Jury Awards Her $2.1 Million December 2, 2021 An Alabama woman who says she was falsely arrested for shoplifting at a Walmart and then threatened by the company...
Florida Appeals Court Rejects Insurer’s Attempt to ‘Retry the Claim’ December 2, 2021 An appellate court’s job is to determine whether evidence supports the workers’ compensation judge’s decision, not to weigh information about...
Four Employees Sue Claiming Bristol Myers Refused Vaccine Religious Exemptions December 2, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Bristol Myers Squibb Co. was sued on Wednesday by four employees who said the drugmaker refused to grant them religious...
People Moves: PCF in Utah Adds O’Hara, Banyai and Marino December 2, 2021 Lehi, Utah-based PCF Insurance Services named Colleen O’Hara vice president of marketing and communications, Charles Banyai vice president of regional...
Workers’ Compensation Bureau of California Profiles Restaurant Industry December 1, 2021 Restaurants make up a sizable portion of California’s workers’ comp system, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating...
New Mexico Sees Lower Costs Worker’s Comp Insurance December 1, 2021 New Mexico insurance regulators are reducing a key component in rates for workers’ compensation coverage that should help employers spend...
Marsh McLennan Acquires Texas-Based Insource December 1, 2021 Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired InSource Insurance Group LLC, an independent agency in Texas. Terms of...
Louisiana Department of Insurance to Hold Second Ida Relief Resource Center December 1, 2021 The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) and Sen. Michael Fesi are hosting a second resource center to help constituents after...
Families of Two Illinois College Students Killed at Astroworld Concert File Lawsuits December 1, 2021 The family of two close friends from suburban Chicago who were killed at the Astroworld concert in Houston this month...
Despite COVID, Comp Claims and Severity Declined in 2020, NCCI Says December 1, 2021 The disease known as COVID-19 may have caused wrenching changes around the world, but its effects on workers’ compensation claims...