Colorado Workers’ Comp Carrier Distributing Dividends to 53K Companies March 22, 2021 Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado is distributing general dividend checks to its customers totaling $50 million This is the sixth straight...
Texas Bills Address Workers’ Comp, Other Protections for First Responders March 22, 2021 A Texas legislator has filed a package of bills he says is aimed at protecting injured first responders and their...
More than 10K Jobs Lost in North Dakota’s Oil Patch Last Year March 16, 2021 By Amy R. Sisk, The Bismarck Tribune The coronavirus pandemic has had a significantly negative impact on North Dakota’s oil and gas industry, resulting in the shedding...
Illinois Shipping Firm Cited, Fined $156K after Worker Suffers Severe Injuries March 15, 2021 An Illinois-based container shipping company faces proposed penalties of $156,038 after an employee suffered a leg amputation and crushed pelvis...
Video Surveillance Leads to Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges Against California Woman March 15, 2021 Veronica Catalina Cortes-Ambrosio, 53, of Madera, Calif., was charged on two felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly lying about...
Oklahoma Contractor Again Cited for Trenching Hazards, Fined $205.5K March 12, 2021 Federal officials have cited an Oklahoma construction contractor for exposing its employees to trenching and excavation hazards, violations for which...
Former California Firefighter Faces Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges March 12, 2021 Daniel Clampitt, 41, of Denair, Calif., was arraigned on four felony counts including insurance fraud, grand theft and perjury for...
Oregon SAIF Declares $210M Dividend for Policyholders March 10, 2021 Oregon’s nonprofit State Accident Insurance Fund Corp. (SAIF) on Wednesday declared a $210 million dividend for its policyholders and acknowledged...
Study Shows NASIDs Growing in California Workers’ Comp March 10, 2021 A new study shows that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) now account for more than one-third of all drugs dispensed to injured...
Workers’ Compensation Remained Outlier as Commercial Prices Continued Rising in Q4 March 9, 2021 U.S. commercial insurance prices again grew significantly in the fourth quarter of 2020. Again, except for workers’ compensation. According to...