Job Development, Worker Recruitment Initiative in South Dakota Falls Short December 11, 2013 An initiative by South Dakota Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard that was intended to draw 1,000 workers to the state has...
Indiana Steelworkers Await High Court Ruling on Pay for Donning Protective Gear December 10, 2013 A group of Indiana steelworkers is awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision on when the clock starts on their shifts...
South Texas Jury Awards $281 Million in Lawsuit December 9, 2013 The family of a man killed by a part breaking off a truck doing Eagle Ford Shale oilfield work has...
Costs per Workers’ Comp Claims in Michigan Low Prior to 2011 Reforms December 9, 2013 The total costs for a workers’ compensation claim in Michigan were low compared with other states according to a recent...
Family of Minnesota Man Who Died in Workplace Fall Sues December 9, 2013 The family of a worker who died in a fall at a grain facility in Buffalo Lake, Minn., has filed...
NCCI Proposes Increase for Workers’ Comp Loss Costs in Rhode Island December 9, 2013 The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently delivered a workers’ compensation loss cost filing to the Rhode Island Department...
Virginia SCC Approves Revisions to Workers’ Comp Premium Levels December 9, 2013 Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) last week approved revisions to the premium levels charged for the state’s workers’ compensation insurance....
Group Health Plans Pay for ‘Zero-Cost’ Workers’ Compensation Claims: Study December 9, 2013 Workers’ compensation claims that result in no payment lead to millions of dollars in increased costs for employee group insurance...
Kansas City Chiefs Sued by Former Players Over Head Injuries December 5, 2013 By Bill Draper Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 have filed a lawsuit claiming...
Illinois Central Railroad Faces Fines of $110,500 for Lead Exposure December 5, 2013 Illinois Central Railroad Co. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for one...