Fort Worth Manufacturer Cited for Serious Safety Violations; Fined $88K October 2, 2013 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Fort Worth F&D Head Co. for 18 serious...
Ohio Work Comp Bureau Awards More Than $258K to Support Workplace Safety September 30, 2013 Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has awarded more than $258,000 in safety intervention grants, split among nine employers. “We...
Montana Man Sentenced For Workers’ Comp Fraud September 30, 2013 A 76-year-old Havre, Mont. man has been ordered to pay nearly $84,000 in restitution in a workers’ compensation fraud case....
OSHA Levies $175K in Fines in Fatal Arkansas Crane Accident September 29, 2013 A federal safety agency has levied $175,000 in fines against a crane company, Entergy and other firms over a fatal...
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...