Texas Lawmaker Seeks to Limit Austin’s Construction Site Worker Protections July 19, 2017 By Andy Duehren, The Texas Tribune Note: This article originally appeared in the Texas Tribune. Cesar Ovalde has been working in the construction industry for the...
Idaho Manure Pond Deaths Raise Concerns About Farmworker Safety July 18, 2017 By Audrey Dutton It was still dark the morning Ruperto Vazquez-Carrera began his shift at Sunrise Organic Dairy in Idaho. It was mid-February...
California Department of Workers’ Comp Says 441K-plus Lien Declarations Filed July 17, 2017 The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is reporting that 441,070 supplemental lien declaration forms were filed. This amount represents half...
California Workers’ Comp Medical Review Runs Through 13K Disputes Each Month July 14, 2017 A new progress report from the California Department of Industrial Relations on the department’s independent medical review program shows that...
Feds Fine Exxon $165K over Explosion, Worker Injuries Louisiana Oil Refinery July 13, 2017 By Erwin Seba ExxonMobil Corp. has been fined about $165,000 by U.S. regulators for safety lapses including inadequate training and equipment maintenance over...
Lobbyists at California Comp Conference Call Tension between D.C. and Sacramento ‘Palpable’ July 12, 2017 By Don Jergler The tension between Washington D.C. and Sacramento seems to have created extra work for some lobbyists. “It’s absolutely palpable,” Paul...
California Workers’ Comp Bureau Rolls out 2018 Experience Mod Estimator July 6, 2017 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has launched the 2018 Experience Modification Estimator for insurers, agents and brokers to help...
How Whirlpool Risk Manager Addresses Issues Before They Become Problems July 6, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones A big part of risk management is acting to prevent problems before they happen — whether it involves the health...
Liberty Mutual Prevails in $3.6M ‘Guaranteed Cost’ Workers’ Comp Premium Case July 5, 2017 Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. has won a case against a company that refused to pay $3.64 million in additional workers’...
Proposed Ohio Legislation Adds Opportunities for Self-Insurance June 30, 2017 By Eric Rich Ohio is one of the few states that does not allow private insurers to participate in the workers’ compensation system,...