Model Bill Targets Misclassification of Trucking, Courier Workers March 7, 2011 State lawmakers who deal with insurance issues have approved a model law for the trucking and courier industries that sets...
Washington Senate Passes Workers Compensation Change Opposed by Labor March 7, 2011 By Manuekl Valdes The Washington state Senate approved a measure Saturday that would drastically change the state’s workers compensation system by establishing an...
States Must Decide if Workers’ Comp Benefits Extend to Illegal Workers March 7, 2011 The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear a workers’ compensation insurance case that concerned an illegal immigrant in Louisiana...
Mississippi Passes Bill to Speed Workers’ Compensation Appeals March 4, 2011 The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill making it easier to appeal a decision of the state Workers’ Compensation Commission....
Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance CEO Stripped of 2010 Bonus March 4, 2011 The board of insurance company Pinnacol Assurance has voted to strip CEO Kenneth Ross of his bonus for 2010. The...
West Virginia Backs Workers’ Compensation for Volunteer Firefighters March 4, 2011 West Virginia lawmakers appear willing to help the state’s volunteer fire departments with their workers’ compensation expenses. The House and...
Tennessee Bill Would Tighten Workers’ Compensation Eligibility March 3, 2011 By Michael Adams The Tennessee Legislature is considering a number of changes to its workers’ compensation law that are designed to tighten the...
Colorado Aims to Rein In Pinnacol’s Spending March 2, 2011 A Colorado legislator has proposed a bill to limit spending at state-chartered entities, like Pinnacol Assurance. Last year, the the...
Agreement Leaves Massachusetts Workers’ Comp Rates Flat March 2, 2011 By Kenneth J. St. Onge The organization that files workers’ comp rates in Massachusetts has agreed to leave premiums flat through next year, following an...
Security Officer at Massey West Virginia Mine Charged in Probe March 1, 2011 The head of security at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine was arrested Monday on charges he impeded investigators and...