California Warehouse Worker Arraigned for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud February 3, 2021 Crescencio Velasco Covarrubias, 45, of Button Willow, Calif., was arraigned this week on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud after...
Maine High Court Finds Aquaculture Worker Covered by State Workers’ Comp January 4, 2021 An aquaculture worker who got hurt tending to salmon raised in offshore pens is covered under state law, but not...
Slick Sidewalks, Protective Pets Among Injury Trends for Amazon Delivery Partners in Colorado December 7, 2020 Coloradans like residents of other states have seen an increase in delivery vehicles as many households shifted to ordering more...
California Workers’ Comp Bills Signed into Law October 2, 2020 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a handful of bills related to workers’ compensation, including bills dealing with COVID-19 and reporting...
Texas Workers’ Comp Networks Have Lower Medical Costs Than Non-Networks September 30, 2020 Texas workers’ compensation claims handled through health care networks have lower medical costs than those managed outside networks, a state...
Worker’s Compensation Rates to Decrease in Idaho for 2021 September 29, 2020 A proposal for a 1.7% overall rate decrease to Idaho workers’ compensation insurance, effective Jan. 1, 2021, has been approved...
Report Shows Steep Drop in California Workers’ Comp IMRs in 1st Half Year September 18, 2020 The number of independent medical reviews used to resolve California workers’ compensation medical disputes fell sharply in the first half...
Washington Labor Department: Keep Workers’ Comp Rates Steady For 2021 September 15, 2020 Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries is proposing no increase in the average price employers pay for workers’ compensation insurance...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Costs Dropping for 8th Straight Year September 9, 2020 Oregon employers on average will pay less for workers’ compensation coverage in 2021, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business...
Washington Extends Relief for Employers Struggling to Pay Workers’ Comp July 29, 2020 The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is again extending the deadline for employers that are finding it difficult...