Analytics Helping Insurers Identify Workers’ Compensation ‘Mega’ Claims More Quickly August 28, 2020 By Jim Sams The share of “mega” workers’ compensation claims — those expected to cost $3 million or more — climbed steadily since...
Bodies of Remaining 2 Missing in Texas Port Explosion Found August 25, 2020 The bodies of the remaining two crew members of a dredging boat who were missing after an explosion last week...
Two Bodies Found, Two Missing After Explosion in Texas Port August 24, 2020 The bodies of two missing crew members of a dredging boat were found on Saturday, Aug. 22 following an explosion...
Federal Panel Backs Workers’ Comp for Washington State Hanford Employees August 21, 2020 A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Washington has a right to create laws giving employees of the Hanford...
Limitations Period for Reimbursement Claims Does Not Apply in Industrial Accident Case August 20, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield Reimbursement claims made against the town of Adams, Mass., by the town’s workers’ compensation insurer are not subject to the...
10 Months Later, Worker’s Body Removed from New Orleans Hotel Debris August 19, 2020 Crews on Aug. 17 recovered the body of a construction worker trapped in debris for more than 10 months after...
Philadelphia Officer’s Widower Charged with Fraud in Benefits Collection August 19, 2020 The widower of a Philadelphia police officer who died while on duty has been charged with fraud after authorities say...
Family Sues Illinois Meatpacking Plant After Man’s Death from COVID-19 August 17, 2020 The family of a suburban Chicago woman who died of complications related to COVID-19 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit...
Michigan’s Accident Fund Insurance Grants $3.5M in Early Workers’ Comp Dividends August 13, 2020 Lansing, Michigan-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, a national provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has granted $3.5 million in...
COVID-19 a Growing Share of Shrinking Work Comp Claims in 2 States August 11, 2020 By Jim Sams COVID-19 has become a large chunk of a dwindling number of workers’ compensation claims in Florida and California, limited data...