Pinnacol in Colorado to Decrease Workers’ Comp Rates in 2022 November 15, 2021 Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado announced it will lower rates for the carrier’s 53,000-plus policyholders in Colorado by an average of...
Massachusetts Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax, Workers’ Comp Fraud November 4, 2021 The owner of a now-defunct Peabody, Massachusetts, construction company pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud the IRS...
Connecticut Woman Accused of Theft, Convincing Spouse He Had Alzheimer’s November 2, 2021 A Connecticut woman has been charged with larceny after police say she stole nearly $600,000 from her husband and convinced...
OSHA Seeks Input for Worker Safety Rule on Heat Hazards November 1, 2021 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is publishing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for heat...
Report Sounds Alarm Over Workers With Long-Term COVID-19 Symptoms November 1, 2021 By Jim Sams About 10% of people who contracted COVID-19 continue to suffer persistent symptoms months later, creating the potential for millions of...
Unlicensed California Insurance Agent Arraigned in $1.4M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme October 28, 2021 Unlicensed insurance agent Karyl Lynn Reed, 57, formerly of Cosa Mesa, Calif., was arraigned this week on multiple felony counts...
Study: Indiana Workers’ Comp Average Medical Claims Higher than Most States October 27, 2021 A recently published study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute found that the average medical payment for Indiana workers’ compensation...
Insurer Responsible for Damages After Massachusetts Officer Injured During Training October 26, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield Driving a truck too fast and injuring a fellow officer during a firearms training is not within the scope of...
Texas Workers’ Compensation Saw Telemedicine Services Skyrocket During Pandemic October 22, 2021 By Ezra Amacher Utilization of telemedicine services in the Texas workers’ compensation rose dramatically during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...
1 Highway Worker Killed, 1 Injured in Indiana Crash October 20, 2021 A highway worker was killed and a co-worker was seriously injured when a vehicle struck them as they were working...