States Reviewing Proposed Sale of Workers’ Comp Specialist Applied Underwriters June 19, 2019 By Don Jergler A possible sale of workers’ compensation specialist Applied Underwriters looks to be a step closer to reality. The California Department...
Chicago to Partner with Gallagher in Overhaul of City’s Workers’ Comp Program June 18, 2019 Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot said the city will partner with Gallagher Bassett, an international public sector claims administrator, as...
How the Workers’ Compensation Industry Is Embracing Telemedicine June 10, 2019 By Stephanie K. Jones The use of telemedicine may be in its nascent stages within the workers’ compensation system, but the starting line has...
Miners Tell Trump Silica Dust Rule ‘Desperately’ Needed to Curb Black Lung Disease June 7, 2019 By Jan Pytalski The head of the national coal miners’ union on Thursday urged the Trump administration to impose regulation on silica dust...
Washington Proposes Changes to Safety Rules for Refinery Workers June 5, 2019 Washington state officials are working to revise regulations that aim to keep oil refinery workers safe. The Skagit Valley Herald...
Role of Workplace Hazards in Most Lung Diseases Is Overlooked: Researchers June 5, 2019 More than 1 in 10 people with a range of non-cancerous lung diseases may be sick as a result of...
Digital Workers’ Compensation Agency Pie Enters 5 More States June 4, 2019 Pie Insurance said it has been approved to sell workers’ compensation insurance in Delaware, Indiana, Nevada, South Carolina and Virginia....
Increasing Physician Prices Doesn’t Produce Better Results for Injured Workers May 29, 2019 By Jim Sams When the price of physician services increases relative to group health rates, injured workers report fewer problems getting the care...
Worker Seriously Injured at Massachusetts Construction Site May 28, 2019 A worker has been seriously injured at a construction site in Lynn, Mass. Lynn Deputy Fire Chief Arthur Richard says...
New Hampshire Governor Signs Workplace Safety Bill May 22, 2019 New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu was surrounded by the family of a deceased highway department worker as he signed a...