California Commissioner Orders Workers’ Comp Insurers to Report Federal Income Tax Savings July 2, 2018 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced today issued an order that every insurer licensed to write workers’ compensation in the...
2nd Worker Dies From Injuries in Texas Hospital Explosion July 2, 2018 A second worker has died from an explosion at a Central Texas hospital that left more than a dozen injured....
NYC Drivers for Uber, Other Apps to Get Vision Care Coverage July 2, 2018 By Karen Matthews Drivers for car services and ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft are usually on their own when it comes to...
How Workers’ Compensation Outpatient Costs Compare Across States by Fee Regulation June 29, 2018 Hospital outpatient payments were higher and growing faster in states with percent-of-charge-based fee regulations or no fee schedules, finds a...
Florida Man Sentenced to Five Years’ Probation for Workers’ Comp Fraud June 25, 2018 A Trinity, Fla., man has been sentenced to five years’ probation, with the first six months to be served on...
Chubb Adds Artisan Contractors Coverage to Small Business Online Platform June 22, 2018 Chubb has introduced a new insurance product available to more than 60 classes of artisan contractors through its new digital...
AmTrust Shareholders Approve Revised $2.95 Billion Plan to Go Private June 21, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurer AmTrust Financial Services said that AmTrust stockholders have approved a deal for it to become a private entity, a...
Louisiana in May Saw a 44.4K Annual Increase in Number of Employed June 21, 2018 Louisiana Workforce Commission said as of May the state has experienced a year-over-year increase of 44,453 in the number of...
Illnesses at Houston Workplace Blamed on Carbon Monoxide June 20, 2018 About two dozen people have been treated for apparent carbon monoxide poisoning at a Houston food distribution center. Firefighters were...
Maine Employers Are Not Required to Reimburse Employees for Medical Marijuana Use June 19, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Maine Supreme Court has ruled that employers in the state are not required to reimburse employees for their use...