Nevada Supreme Court Rules Undocumented Injured Worker Can Get Benefits November 25, 2020 The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that an undocumented worker is entitled to permanent disability. The court ruled on Nov....
California OKs Workers’ Comp Advisory Rates, No Virus Adjustment for Now November 25, 2020 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has adopted and issued a revised average advisory pure premium rate, lowering the benchmark to...
Lawsuit: Nebraska Meatpacking Plant Did Not Protect Workers from Virus November 24, 2020 By Josh Funk A Nebraska meatpacking plant has been accused in a lawsuit of failing to take adequate precautions to protect workers from...
Chief Actuary Antonello to Be Next CEO of Employers Holdings November 20, 2020 Small business workers’ compensation insurance specialist Employers Holdings Inc. has named Katherine H. Antonello as its president and chief executive...
Workers at North Dakota Company Go on Strike over COVID-19 Safety Concerns November 19, 2020 About 70 drivers and warehouse workers at a Fargo, N.D., food distributor have gone on strike because they don’t believe...
N.Y. Woman Sentenced for Stealing More Than $3K in Workers’ Comp Benefits November 19, 2020 A New York woman who stole $3,065.28 in workers’ compensation benefits by forging her late father’s name in order to...
Bindley Capital, ForeSight Medical Ex-CEO Acquire Workers’ Comp Dental Provider November 18, 2020 Bindley Capital Partners and Brian Bell, the founder and former chief executive officer of ForeSight Medical, have acquired a specialty...
Nurses in North Dakota Worry About Working with Sick Colleagues November 17, 2020 By James MacPherson and Stephen Groves Like many medical workers around the world, the coronavirus pandemic is a burden that Fargo emergency room nurse Adam Johnston...
Labor, Civil Rights Groups’ Lawsuit Claims Iowa Failed to Protect Workers November 16, 2020 By David Pitt Eight Iowa labor and civil rights groups have filed a federal complaint alleging the state has failed to protect workers...
Ex-Federal Worker Pleads Guilty to Disability Benefits Fraud November 12, 2020 A former Federal Air Marshal employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to fraudulently collecting nearly a quarter of a million dollars in...