Smithfield’s South Dakota Pork Plant Closed After 100s Test Positive for Virus April 14, 2020 Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, until further...
Warehouse Workers Risk COVID-19 Shipping Knick-Knacks, Luxury Goods April 14, 2020 By Chris Kirkham, Reade Levinson and Nandita Bose As U.S. authorities ordered shutdowns of non-essential businesses to fight coronavirus, retailer Nordstrom Inc. closed hundreds of stores and gave...
Minnesota Lawmakers to Ensure Workers’ Comp Coverage to Responders with COVID-19 April 7, 2020 By Steve Karnowski The Minnesota Legislature is reconvening to pass a bill to ensure that first responders and health care workers who contract...
Mass. Division of Insurance Approves 6.8% Reduction in Workers’ Comp Rates April 2, 2020 The Massachusetts Division of Insurance has approved a 6.8% reduction in the existing overall average workers’ compensation insurance rates for...
As Demand Sinks Amid Pandemic, Texas Shale Producers Ask State to Cut Oil Output April 1, 2020 By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune Two Texas oil companies with large footprints in the West Texas oil patch have sent a letter to state regulators...
Man Dies in Accident at Tyson Meats Plant in Kansas March 26, 2020 A 30-year-old Garden City man died at a Tyson Fresh Meats plant in western Kansas, authorities said. Kendrick Gregory was...
Pinnacol Assurance Distributing $70M in Dividends to Colorado Companies March 26, 2020 Pinnacol Assurance announced it is distributing general dividend checks to its customers totaling $70 million. This is the fifth straight...
NCCI Moves Workers’ Compensation Issues Symposium Online for May 12 March 25, 2020 The workers’ compensation rating and information organization National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) said it is converting its Annual Issues...
Workers’ Comp Dockets Temporarily Closed in Oklahoma; Louisiana WC Court Appearances Still On March 17, 2020 The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) said it is striking all commission dockets in Oklahoma City and Tulsa set during...
Virus Impact on Workers’ Compensation Limited But Some Workers May Be Covered March 17, 2020 By Jim Sams The outbreak of coronavirus has already resulted in some workers’ compensation claims and more are expected. But whether those claims...