Some Kansas Lawmakers Want State, not Feds, to Regulate Workplace Safety March 16, 2017 By Allison Kite Some Kansas lawmakers want the state to take over the job of writing and enforcing workplace regulations, despite concerns by...
Owner of Hotel Cleaning Firm in California Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud March 15, 2017 Hyok Kwon, owner of Good Neighbor Services, a janitorial company that provided services to some of San Diego’s most exclusive...
Texas Mutual Launches e-Learning Tool for Policyholders March 15, 2017 Workers’ compensation Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has launched a free workplace safety training tool for policyholders called e-Learning. e-Learning gives...
Report: High Volume, Low Costs For Comp Claims in Northernmost California March 13, 2017 California’s northern most counties accounted for 1.1 percent of the state’s workforce but 3.3 percent of the job injury claims,...
Why Workers’ Compensation Is Especially Needed Now: Report from WCRI Conference March 6, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson After decades of managing costs for employers, it’s time for workers’ compensation professionals and public policymakers to turn their attention...
Iowa Workers’ Comp Bill Limits Job Injury Claims, Unions Say March 2, 2017 By Linley Sanders Dozens of public workers gathered on March 1 at the Iowa Capitol in opposition to a bill that would reduce...
Q&A: MEMIC Safety Expert on Growth of Ergonomics, Workers’ Comp February 28, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield Karl Siegfried, Senior Vice President of Loss Control & Safety Services at Portland, Maine-headquartered MEMIC Group recently spoke with Insurance...
Utah Senate, House Pass Bill to Let Workers’ Comp Fund Become A Mutual February 28, 2017 Both the Utah Senate and House have passed a bill to repeal the statue creating the state’s Workers’ Compensation Fund....
Houston Company to Pay $9.5M in Penalties for Oil Platform Blast, Safety Violations February 26, 2017 By Kevin McGill An oil industry services company will pay $9.5 million in penalties for Gulf of Mexico safety violations and for pollution...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Provider Sees Big Hike in Slip, Fall Injuries in January February 23, 2017 As a result of the heavy snow and ice statewide in January, more Oregon workers suffered slips, trips and falls...