OSHA Scraps Obama Workplace Injury Reporting Rule; 6 States Sue March 11, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield Citing a concern over potential public disclosure of sensitive worker information, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently eliminated...
Texas Canned Food Company Faces $194K in OSHA Penalties March 6, 2019 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bruce Foods Corp. – a Mexican food...
Pie Keeps Growing; Workers’ Comp Startup Raises $45 Million in Latest Round March 5, 2019 Pie Insurance, an insurtech selling workers’ compensation coverage online to small businesses, has completed a $45 million Series B funding...
Nevada OKs Workers’ Comp Loss-Cost and Assigned-Risk Rate Decreases March 1, 2019 Nevada Insurance Commissioner Barbara D. Richardson approved a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for an average decrease...
Worker at Michigan Car Wash Dies After Pickup Pins Him Against Wall March 1, 2019 Police say one employee was killed and another was injured at a suburban Detroit car wash when a pickup truck...
Worker Dies After Falling at School Construction Site in Louisiana February 28, 2019 School officials say a subcontractor fell at a new school construction site in Louisiana and later died. News outlets report...
Berkshire Hathaway Sale of Applied Underwriters Said Due to ‘Channel Conflict’ February 27, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson In a rare move, Berkshire Hathaway is selling one of its companies, leading workers’ compensation specialist Applied Underwriters, in order...
FBI Looking for Victims of Alleged Workers’ Comp Scheme Run by California Firm February 27, 2019 The FBI is seeking to identify businesses that may be victims of an alleged nationwide workers’ compensation insurance, health care...
Participants in $200M California Workers’ Comp Scheme Sentenced February 25, 2019 Several conspirators involved in a massive workers’ comp kickback scheme have been ordered to serve prison sentences and pay millions...
Insurers Reminding Farmers About the Dangers of Working in Grain Bins February 20, 2019 Working in grain bins can be deadly, so insurers want to remind farmers of the dangers. Nationwide insurance is helping...