Idaho Fly Shop Owner Gets Jail Time On Workers’ Comp Law September 26, 2013 A state judge has ordered a Coeur d’Alene, Idaho fly shop owner to serve five days in jail for violating...
Work-Related Fatalities Decline in Louisiana in 2012 September 24, 2013 The number of work-related fatalities in 2012 in Louisiana declined to 106, according to a preliminary count by the U.S....
NCCI Files Overall Average WC Loss Cost Level Change of +3.2% in Connecticut September 24, 2013 The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) last week delivered a workers compensation loss cost filing to the Connecticut Insurance...
Maryland’s IWIF to Convert to Private, Not-for-Profit Insurer on Oct. 1 September 24, 2013 On Oct. 1, IWIF, Maryland’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance, will launch a new name and corporate structure as...
Worker Finger Amputation Leads to $137K in Fines for Missouri Glass Plant September 20, 2013 Piramal Glass USA Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 21...
2.7 Percent Workers’ Comp Hike Sought For Washington In 2014 September 16, 2013 The Department of Labor & Industries has proposed an average 2.7 percent rate increase for 2014 workers’ compensation premiums. Over...
After Suggested Workers’ Comp Rate Hike California Employers Hope Reform Kicks In September 13, 2013 The reaction from an employers’ group to a suggested hike in California’s advisory workers’ compensation rates of nearly 7 percent...
Veto Sustained On Missouri Workers’ Comp Database September 13, 2013 Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto has been sustained on legislation calling for the creation of an online database of workers’ compensation...
Oklahoma Governor Makes Workers’ Comp Team Appointment September 12, 2013 Gov. Mary Fallin is announcing the appointment of Oklahoma Commerce Department executive director Jonna Kirschner to a transition team to...
Illinois Based Company Fined $185K for Injury at Wisconsin Plant September 11, 2013 Federal safety officials fined an Illinois-based company more than $185,000 after a worker suffered severe burns at the same northern...