Wash. Governor Signs Workers’ Comp Reform Measure June 16, 2011 Washington employers who provide temporary work that allows an injured worker to “Stay at Work” while recovering from an injury...
Ohio BWC: 7 Workers’ Compensation Fraud Convictions in May June 16, 2011 Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Stephen Buehrer announced that seven individuals were convicted or pleaded guilty to charges...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Caught in Pensions’ Currency Dispute June 16, 2011 By Julie Carr Smyth Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel has asked for a state investigation into whether banks may have manipulated foreign exchange rates charged...
Texas Woman Sentenced in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case June 15, 2011 Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Ellynn A. Ogilvie of Houston to five years...
Report: More Illinois Prison Workers’ Comp Cases Pile Up June 14, 2011 New workers’ compensation claims have continued to pile up this year at Menard Correctional Center in Illinois despite ongoing probes...
Commercial Insurance Prices Still Flat But Workers’ Comp Moving Up June 13, 2011 Commercial insurance prices were relatively flat for the ninth consecutive quarter, and new data confirm the deterioration of loss ratios...
North Carolina Lawmakers Agree on Workers’ Compensation Benefit Change June 13, 2011 Consensus legislation to change limits on benefits for workers injured on the job in North Carolina has swept through the...
St. Paul Fire & Marine Sues Denver Broncos June 10, 2011 St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance has filed a lawsuit against the Denver Broncos and nine of its former players,...
Coal Industry Blasts New Federal Mine Safety Rules June 9, 2011 By Tim Huber Coal industry officials this week roundly criticized two sets of new safety rules proposed by federal regulators following an explosion...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Total Temporary Disability Rates to Increase June 8, 2011 New U.S. Department of Labor data shows California’s State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) rose more than 2.4% from $979.90 to...