Female Bank Robbery Conspirator Charged With Workers’ Comp Fraud August 11, 2014 Aurora Barrera, 33, of Downey was arrested on charges related to her allegedly submitting a fraudulent workers’ compensation claim for...
St. Louis Propane Truck Explosion Injures 6 Workers August 11, 2014 By Jim Salter A worker at a St. Louis truck terminal was in critical condition on Aug. 8 after a propane tank explosion...
OSHA: Safety Violations Continue at Oklahoma Oil Refinery August 6, 2014 U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Oklahoma oil refinery with five repeat and three...
Virginia Sets Hearing on Workers’ Comp Premium Level Adjustments August 6, 2014 Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) has scheduled an October hearing to consider a request filed by the National Council on...
Baton Rouge-Area Among Top Gainers for New Construction Jobs August 1, 2014 Large amounts of construction in the Baton Rouge, La.-area has led the region to be named among the top gainers...
Illinois Workers’ Comp Rate Set to Fall in 2015 August 1, 2014 Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says the state’s workers’ compensation insurance rates will drop 5.5 percent next year. Quinn announced the...
Dhandho Acquiring Louisiana’s Stonetrust Commercial Mutual Insurance July 31, 2014 Stonetrust Commercial Mutual Insurance Holding Co. announced it has agreed to be acquired by Dhandho Holdings LP and Dhandho Holdings...
Louisiana Private, Non-Farm Employment at All-Time High July 24, 2014 The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the state in June set records for both private sector and total nonfarm employment, according...
Employee Wins Comp Benefits in N.Y. After Run-In With Co-Worker’s Husband July 18, 2014 By Young Ha A former manager at a New York supermarket is due workers’ compensation benefits for his preexisting post-traumatic stress disorder condition,...
California Workers’ Comp Officials Continue to Praise Reforms July 17, 2014 By Don Jergler Touting California’s still-young workers’ compensation reform law as a “pragmatic middle” compromise that seems to be working, two of the...