Amazon Under Scrutiny Over Claims of Unsafe Conditions for Delivery Drivers September 16, 2019 Three U.S. senators on Thursday said Amazon.com Inc should stop working with delivery contractors that violate labor laws by imposing...
Hawaii Employers Mutual Declares $3.5M Dividend for Workers’ Comp Policyholders September 12, 2019 The board of Hawai`i Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. has declared a $3.5 million dividend payable to qualifying policyholders. HEMIC...
Oregon Workers’ Compensation Costs to Drop in 2020 September 10, 2019 Oregon businesses will another drop in workers’ compensation costs in 2020. Employers in the state next year will pay an...
Service American Names Risk Transfer Insurance Agency as New Program Partner September 10, 2019 Austin, Texas-based Service American Indemnity Co. (SAIC), national provider of program services, has added Risk Transfer Insurance Agency as the...
New York Department of Transportation Employee Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud September 10, 2019 A New York State Department of Transportation employee has been arrested on charges that he defrauded the workers’ compensation system...
Unlicensed Labor Broker Indicted in New York for $1M Insurance Fraud Scheme September 9, 2019 Unlicensed labor broker Salvador Almonte Jr. and insurance broker Steven Asvazadourian have been indicted in New York for an insurance...
Oregon Employers Will Get $160 Million From SAIF September 5, 2019 SAIF customers in Oregon will receive $160 million in dividends this year. The SAIF the board of directors declared a...
New Hampshire Workers’ Comp Rates Decrease for Eighth Year in a Row August 29, 2019 New Hampshire employers will pay less for their workers’ compensation insurance next year because of an approved filing that lowers...
Probe Finds Indiana Company Partly Responsible for Employee’s Death August 26, 2019 A state agency says a northern Indiana company was partly responsible for the death of a 43-year-old employee who was...
Insurer Not Responsible for Workers’ Comp Claim Due to Overdose Death August 26, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield The New Hampshire Supreme Court has affirmed a decision by the New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board (CAB) denying an estate’s...