Institute Analyzes Impact of California Medical Provider Network Option for Workers April 16, 2021 Legislation intended to increase injured California workers’ access to medical care by requiring the state to create a medical provider...
New Jersey Ice Cream Manufacturer Cited for Safety Hazards Leading to Amputations March 16, 2021 Despite two severe amputation injuries in 2018 and 2020 on the same machine at a Lakewood, New Jersey, ice cream...
Three Injured in Gas Line Explosion in Northern Virginia February 5, 2021 Three people were injured in a gas line explosion on Wednesday which also set three vehicles on fire and caused...
No Increase in Average Washington Workers’ Comp in 2021 November 30, 2020 For the first time in two decades, Washington workers’ compensation rates have dropped or stayed steady for four years in...
Scholarship Organization Forms in Maine to Assist Children of Injured Workers July 19, 2019 Representatives of employers, organized labor, insurance companies, plaintiff’s attorneys, medical providers and defense attorneys have formed Kids’ Chance of Maine...
California Workers’ Comp Medical Dispute Resolution Letters Rose Last Year, Study Shows April 22, 2019 After dipping for the first time ever in 2017, the number of workers’ comp medical dispute decision letters rose to...
California State Fund Reports Increase in Net Income in 2018 April 15, 2019 California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund reported an increase of net income and written premium in its just-released annual report for...
California Written Workers’ Comp Premium Down, Quarterly Report for Last Year Shows April 11, 2019 California written premium for 2018 was 4 percent below 2017 and 6 percent below 2016 as recent declining premium rates...
California Hits 2 Companies with $4.3M Fine for Improperly Selling Workers’ Comp December 19, 2018 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Wednesday imposed a $4.3 million penalty on American Labor Alliance and CompOne USA for...
Idaho Workers’ Compensation Rates to Decrease in 2019 October 2, 2018 The Idaho Department of Insurance has proved a 4.2 percent drop in workers’ compensation insurance rates effective Jan. 1, 2019....