Worker Safety Improves in Louisiana; State Ranked No. 2 Nationally in 2015 November 4, 2016 The rate of work-related injuries and illnesses among Louisiana’s private sector employers improved in 2015 to the best level in...
12K Illinois Patients Approved for Medical Marijuana in Program’s 1st Year November 4, 2016 Next week brings the anniversary of legal medical marijuana sales in Illinois and the program is growing steadily. Patients with...
Court Rules in Favor of Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund in Workers’ Comp Suit November 4, 2016 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in Boston, Mass., has ruled that the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund is authorized to...
Amazon Drivers Deliver ‘Joint Employer’ Claims Against E-commerce Giant November 4, 2016 By Josh Eidelson Amazon.com was sued by Illinois delivery drivers who say the company failed to pay them overtime for hauling its goods....
Florida Police Union Says Officers With Zika Entitled to Workers’ Comp November 4, 2016 Police union officials want Florida lawmakers to extend workers’ compensation to first responders with Zika. Florida Fraternal Order of Police...
Texas Company Hit with $224K in Fines for Workplace Safety Violations November 3, 2016 A Mineral Wells, Texas-based manufacturer is facing more than $224,000 in fines levied by federal safety officials after an investigation...
Ohio Manufacturer Faces Nearly $215K in Fines Over Workplace Hazards November 3, 2016 Federal safety officials have alleged that for at least two years, an Ohio manufacturer of thermoplastic lining systems for truck...
Workers’ Compensation Spending on Drugs Falls 8.7%: Study November 2, 2016 An analysis of pharmacy cost data shows there was an 8.7 percent drop in spending on drugs in 2015 in...
Study Highlights Workers’ Comp Claim Differences in California’s Central Valley October 31, 2016 Workers in California’s Central Valley have a distinctly different workers’ compensation claims experience than those in other regions in terms...
What Latest U.S. Statistics on Nonfatal Workplace Injuries Reveal October 31, 2016 Private employers reported approximately 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2015, or about 48,000 fewer than in 2014,...