Workers’ Compensation Research Study Shows No Treatment Delays Due to COVID July 26, 2021 By Jim Sams COVID-19 did not delay medical treatment for workers’ compensation claimants, but did decrease the amount of emergency care and other...
Firefighters Injured While Fighting Montana Wildfire July 26, 2021 Five firefighters were injured when a thunderstorm and swirling winds in central Montana blew a lightning-caused wildfire back on them,...
Worker Shortage Hampers North Dakota Oil Production July 23, 2021 Oil production is flat in North Dakota due to a workforce shortage as the industry recovers from the coronavirus pandemic....
Worker Dies After Part of Houston-Area Oil Rig Falls on Him July 22, 2021 A man was killed July 21 when part of an oil rig he was working on fell on him near...
California Commissioner Lowers Workers’ Comp Benchmark July 21, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara lowered the workers’ compensation insurance benchmark rate by 5 cents to $1.41 per $100 of...
California Workers’ Comp Report: Private Self-Insured Indemnity Claim Frequency, Paid & Incurred Losses Spiked in 2020 July 21, 2021 Workers’ comp claim frequency among California’s private self-insured employers rose in 2020, fueled by a big increase in the incidence...
Washington Couple Face Felony Charges in $116K Workers’ Comp Scam July 19, 2021 A married couple working at their son’s Vancouver, Wash., auto repair shop who claimed to be hurt at the shop...
Nebraska Company, Owners Plead Guilty in Deadly 2015 Railcar Explosion July 16, 2021 A Nebraska railcar-cleaning company and its two owners have pleaded guilty to violating environmental and worker safety laws after an...
Omaha National Announces It’s Expanding Coverage to New York July 14, 2021 Omaha National, a provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has announced it is expanding coverage to New York. By combining proprietary...
How Zoom and ‘Quarantine 15’ Created Perfect Storm for Soft Tissue Injuries: Viewpoint July 14, 2021 By Mary Reaston In a normal year, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), also known as soft tissue injuries, account for roughly 34% of lost...