Wisconsin Court Rejects Man’s Suit Against Insurer After Bull Attack May 23, 2021 By Todd Richmond A man who fell into depression and attempted suicide after he was gored by a bull can’t sue an insurance...
California Flooring Business Owners Charged for $3.8M Workers’ Comp Fraud May 14, 2021 Ryan Black, 45, formerly of Fair Oaks, Calif., and Curtis Davis, 53, of Penryn, were both charged this week with...
Zywave Buys Workers’ Comp Software Firm Modgic May 14, 2021 Insurance technology provider Zywave has acquired Modgic, an Oregon-based provider of workers’ compensation and experience modification analysis software for the...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Written Premium Down in 2020 May 13, 2021 Written premium for 2020 was 13% below the previous year, and was at the lowest since 2012, a new report...
Workers’ Compensation Numbers Indicate Strong Performance During 2020 Pandemic May 12, 2021 Because of job losses and shrinking payrolls during the pandemic recession, the workers’ compensation industry’s net written premium dropped 10%...
2 Injured in Hydrogen Fluoride Leak at Marathon’s Galveston Bay Refinery May 7, 2021 By Erwin Seba Marathon Petroleum Corp. is investigating what caused a toxic chemical release that injured two workers on May 4 at a...
California Contractor Arrested in Nearly $1M Workers’ Comp Scheme May 6, 2021 Carolyn Plaza of Fresno, Calif., self-surrendered on May 6 after a warrant for her arrest was issued on six felony...
Many Safety Issues Found Where Texas Oilfield Worker Died from Gas Leak May 6, 2021 In its report on the Oct. 26, 2019, hydrogen sulfide gas release that killed a Texas oilfield worker and his...
Study Warns of Volunteer Firefighters’ Levels of ‘Forever Chemicals’ May 5, 2021 Volunteer firefighters — who comprise more than 65 percent of the U.S. fire service — have higher levels of “forever...
9th Circuit Lifts Stay on Labor Law Classifying Truck Drivers as Employees May 3, 2021 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court on April 28 reversed a ruling that prevented California from enforcing a new labor law that...