Missouri Governor Vetoes Discrimination, Workers’ Comp Bills March 19, 2012 By Chris Blank Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed for the second consecutive year legislation that would have changed rules for lawsuits alleging...
Des Moines Exec Sent to Prison for Workers’ Comp Fraud March 19, 2012 The owner of a Des Moines firm that provides companies with temporary employees has been sentenced to nearly five years...
Cost Containment Tops Employer Concerns on Workers’ Comp: Survey March 19, 2012 Controlling workers’ compensation costs is a top priority for employers. During the next 12 months, employers say cost containment is...
Mississippi Workers’ Comp Chief Aims to Balance Costs, Fair Treatment March 19, 2012 By Becky Gillette As chairman of the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission, Liles B. Williams oversees the work of an agency that receives reports...
Mississippi House, Senate Divided Over Workers’ Compensation Changes March 16, 2012 By Laura Tillman The Mississippi Legislature is split on a bill that would make changes to the state’s workers’ compensation law. Opponents say...
California Workers’ Comp Premium Grows But Claim Severity Continues to Rise March 15, 2012 By Don Jergler An annual report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California shows that for the second consecutive year statewide...
Former South Dakota Deputy, Insurance Agent Sentenced for Fraud March 15, 2012 A South Dakota sheriff’s deputy and former insurance producer who pleaded guilty in an insurance fraud case has been sentenced...
Idaho Senate Votes to Ease Workers Comp For Firefighters March 15, 2012 Senate lawmakers have endorsed a bill to better protect Idaho firefighters who contract cancer. The Senate voted 23-10 Monday to...
Workers’ Comp-Focused Employers Adds 2 Sales Execs in Texas March 14, 2012 Susan Watson and Henry Eford have joined workers’ compensation specialty insurer Employers as sales executives in Texas. Watson is sales...
Liberty Mutual ‘Disappointed’ at $450M AIG Workers’ Comp Settlement March 14, 2012 By Young Ha Liberty Mutual said it will continue its legal fight even after a federal judge formally approved a $450 million workers’...