ProPublica, NPR: Inside Corporate America’s Campaign to Ditch Workers’ Comp October 14, 2015 By Michael Grabell, ProPublica and Howard Berkes, NPR This article was published by ProPublica and NPR and is reprinted with permission. Standing before a giant map in his...
Tennessee Dissolves Residual Workers’ Comp Reinsurance Plan October 9, 2015 The Tennessee Workers Compensation Insurance Plan (TWCIP) reinsurance mechanism has been dissolved as part of the state’s transition to the...
Tennessee Judge: Comp Benefit Limits for Undocumented Workers Unconstitutional April 2, 2015 By Sheila Burke A Nashville judge has found to be unconstitutional a state law that limits the amount of workers’ compensation benefits laborers...
Tennessee County Official Vows to Carry Out Own Workers’ Comp Drug Test December 20, 2013 An East Tennessee official who refuses to enforce a county drug-testing policy says he’ll implement his own. Hawkins County Property...
Insurance Pros in Politics: Being an Agent Prepared Tennessee Sen. Ketron for Politics September 12, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance was a great training ground for now State Sen. Bill Ketron, who has been a member of the Tennessee...
Tennessee Seminars to Review Workers’ Compensation Law Changes July 19, 2013 The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development is holding a series of 14 seminars across the state to explain...
Haslam Names Hudgens to Head Tennessee’s New Injured Workers’ Division July 2, 2013 Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has named Abbie Hudgens as the head of the state’s new Workers’ Compensation Division. Hudgens, who...
Tennessee Governor Signs Workers’ Compensation Bill May 9, 2013 By Michael Adams Tennessee’s workers’ compensation system is going to undergo its most significant changes in decades including the creation of a new...
Tennessee House Approves Workers’ Comp Claims Panels Along Party Lines April 15, 2013 By Erik Schelzig After defeating several attempts by Democrats to dial back the proposal, the Tennessee House last Thursday approved Republican Gov. Bill...
Tennessee Senate Approves Governor’s Workers’ Compensation Claims Change April 3, 2013 By Lucas L. Johnson II Legislation that seeks to change the way injured workers’ claims are considered passed the Senate despite opponents who say it...