Troubled Illinois Work Injury-Claim System Hit in Audit April 27, 2012 By John O'Connor Illinois’ troubled system for compensating injured state workers hands out money too readily, sometimes without medical evidence to back up...
Oklahoma House Defeats Alternative Workers’ Comp Measure April 27, 2012 The Oklahoma House has defeated workers’ compensation legislation that would have allowed large employers to opt-out of the state’s workers’...
Schools, Manufacturers Earn Combined $1M in Texas Mutual Dividends April 27, 2012 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that the Texas Schools Group and Texas Association of Manufacturers safety groups earned a combined...
Montana High Court Hears Hutterite Labor Case April 27, 2012 By Matt Volz The Montana Supreme Court did not immediately rule after hearing competing arguments from a Hutterite colony and the state on...
Michigan Workplace Deaths Show Slight Dip in 2011 April 26, 2012 A report says fewer people died in the workplace across Michigan last year compared to 2010. The Michigan Fatality Assessment...
TDI-DWC Approves 7 to Self-Insure for Workers’ Compensation April 25, 2012 The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved seven renewals of the Certificates of Authority for companies...
Maine Workers’ Comp Reform Bill Signed Into Law April 24, 2012 A new Maine bill that brings wide-ranging changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system was signed into law last week....
OSHA Fines Wisconsin Company $71K for Safety Violations April 24, 2012 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it has cited Duraframe Dipnet with 20 safety violations...
Louisiana Nonfarm Employment Sets All-Time Record April 24, 2012 Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment reached the highest mark in the state’s history in March, the Louisiana Workforce Commission has...
California State Fund Cancels Layoffs April 23, 2012 California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund is cancelling plans to lay off hundreds of workers, the Sacramento Bee is reporting. State...