California Supreme Court: Starbucks, Others Must Pay Workers for Off Clock Work July 30, 2018 By Sudhin Thanawala Starbucks and other employers in California must pay workers for minutes they routinely spend off the clock on tasks such...
California Workers’ Comp Changes Helping System, Division Chief Says July 27, 2018 By Don Jergler California’s workers’ compensation system has undergone numerous changes since the implementation of the sweeping reforms that started in 2013 with...
Texas Contractor Ordered to Pay $250K After Worker Fatality at Dallas Site July 26, 2018 A Texas construction contractor has been ordered to pay $250,000 in criminal and civil penalties an employee suffered a fatal...
9 California Restaurants Cited for Failing to Provide Workers’ Comp July 26, 2018 By Don Jergler A joint enforcement strike force issued more than $200,000 in administrative fines to nine Contra Costa County, Calif. restaurants for...
Contractor Cited in Worker’s Death at Indiana University July 23, 2018 Indiana regulators have cited a contractor for serious workplace safety violations found following a worker’s death at an Indiana University...
Explosion, Fire at Oklahoma Disposal Well Injures 3 July 20, 2018 Central Oklahoma authorities say three people have been injured in an explosion and fire at a saltwater disposal well. Kingfisher...
Arkansas Approves Rules with Opioid Prescription Limits July 20, 2018 An Arkansas panel has given final approval to regulations that will require doctors who prescribe high doses of opioid pain...
Business Council Touts Workers’ Comp Savings in New York July 17, 2018 The Business Council of New York State Inc. has touted the newly approved 11.7 percent reduction in loss cost rates,...
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Wisconsin County Mutual Group July 12, 2018 A.M. Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb” from bbb+ and affirmed the Financial Strength...
AF Group Drives into Commercial Auto with Fundamental Underwriters July 11, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones Lansing, Michigan-based AF Group is branching out from its traditional base in workers’ compensation into the specialty commercial auto insurance...