Workers’ Compensation Rates to Decrease in Idaho for 2020 October 7, 2019 The Idaho Department of Insurance has approved a proposal for a 6.2 percent overall rate decrease to Idaho workers’ compensation...
Micronesians Working at Iowa Meat Plant Allege Mistreatment October 4, 2019 The island nation of Micronesia is raising concerns about how some of its citizens working at an Iowa pork processing...
Worker Dies from Injuries at BP’s Refinery in Whiting, Indiana, October 2, 2019 A contract worker died from injuries received while working at BP Plc’s 430,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Whiting, Indiana, refinery on Wednesday,...
New Orleans Restaurant Pays $55.2K for Labor Law Violations After Child Injured September 30, 2019 A New Orleans restaurant has paid more than $55,000 after an investigation revealed it had violated multiple U.S. child labor...
System Change to Cause Delay in Hearing Dates for Injured Iowa Workers September 27, 2019 Injured Iowa workers seeking benefits from their employers are waiting longer to get their hearing dates as a state agency...
Washington Dairy Bottling Plant Hit with $1.8M Fine for Safety Violations September 24, 2019 A Battle Ground, Wash., dairy bottling and distribution operation has been hit with a large fine for multiple violations after...
Report: Louisiana Sees 13 Consecutive Quarters of Personal Income Growth September 24, 2019 Data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that Louisiana personal income grew by $2.67 billion to $224.43...
Workers’ Comp Loss Costs to Drop 5% in Oklahoma Next Year September 24, 2019 A 5.1% percent decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs in Oklahoma for 2020 has been approved by Insurance Commissioner...
Nichols Exiting Role as Workers’ Comp Manager at Insurance Council of Texas September 23, 2019 Steve Nichols, manager of Workers’ Compensation Services at the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT), is moving on to pursue other...
Massachusetts Man Indicted in Connection with $110K Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme September 20, 2019 A Worcester, Mass., man who operated a temporary employment agency was indicted in connection with a scheme to evade more...